Asuku Unveils 701,600-Vote Target for Tinubu in Kogi, Promises Massive Grassroots Mobilisation Ahead of 2027
By Abah Benjamin Eneojoh
Government House, Lokoja
November 11, 2026
The State Coordinator of Arewa for Asiwaju (A4A), Kogi State Chapter, Pharm. Chief Abdulkareem Jamiu Mohammed, popularly known as Asuku, has unveiled an ambitious target of 701,600 votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, declaring the group’s readiness to embark on aggressive grassroots mobilisation across the state.
Asuku announced the target on Wednesday when he led the state executive members of the support group on a strategic meeting with Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo at the Government House Banquet Hall, Lokoja. He said the group was determined to mobilise at least 200 votes from each of Kogi State’s 3,508 polling units.
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Presenting the group’s organisational structure, Asuku disclosed that A4A had established a comprehensive grassroots network stretching from the state level to individual polling units, with 10 representatives and 10 women representatives assigned to each polling unit to drive its mobilisation campaign.
He explained that the strategy would involve extensive engagements across the 21 local government areas, with the group spending days in different communities to showcase the achievements of the Tinubu and Ododo administrations and convince voters to support the President’s re-election bid.
Asuku noted that the developmental strides recorded by the Ododo administration, alongside the support of the Federal Government, had provided the group with compelling achievements to present to the electorate, expressing confidence that sustained grassroots engagement would translate into massive electoral support for Tinubu.
Responding, Governor Ododo commended the group for its commitment to mobilising support for President Tinubu, while attributing his administration’s ability to sustain workers’ welfare and execute critical infrastructure projects to improved revenue allocation under the current Federal Government.
The Governor noted that increased resources available to the state had enabled his administration to meet its obligations to workers while pursuing key development projects. “We are paying salaries and still doing projects. Tinubu made it possible,” Ododo declared, acknowledging the President’s support for Kogi State.
The A4A leadership structure includes Hon. Barikisu Ohunene Aliyu, Hon. Alfa Momoh Rabiu and Hon. Femi Stephen Owoniyi as Deputy State Coordinators for Kogi Central, East and West respectively, while Hon. Kingsley Fanwo serves as Director of Communication and Media. Other members head directorates covering finance, women affairs, youth, students, religious affairs, traditional institutions, civil society, professional groups, mobilisation, research and strategy, among others.
The meeting was attended by former Kogi State Deputy Governor and Board Member of the South East Development Commission, Chief Edward Onoja; Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo; Chief of Staff to the Governor, Chief Ali Bello; Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Umar Aliyu, and other political leaders and government officials.
DemocracyNewslineNewspaper November 12th, 2026
