APC chair says Tinubu's 48-hour campaign marathon proves fitness for 2027

APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda went on Channels TV's Politics Today Monday night to shut down fitness questions around President Tinubu. His evidence: Tinubu's schedule last Friday — danced at an Akwa Ibom event, attended a dinner and town hall that ran late, then showed up in Rivers State the next morning for more engagements.

"If someone is not fit, he will do 48 hours of non-stop engagements and trips at the same time?" Yilwatda asked. The party has structured a 2-days-campaigning, 3-days-governance rotation so neither the presidency nor the National Assembly stalls. Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker Tajudeen Abbas were advised to skip some campaign stops. NWC members are similarly staggered.

Tinubu heads to Jigawa and Jos (Plateau) today, Tuesday, continuing the schedule. This is the clearest public rebuttal yet to persistent health speculation that has followed Tinubu since the 2023 campaign. The APC is framing high-visibility, high-energy appearances as the answer.

With the 2027 narrative taking shape now, will opposition figures engage on policy and performance records, or will health and age remain the primary line of attack?

SOURCE: https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/10/2027-tinubu-fit-to-go-apc-chair-nentawe-yilwatda/