The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, on Friday urged All Progressives Congress (APC)  members to intensify grassroots mobilisation for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu.

Mr Hamzat, also the APC governorship candidate in Lagos State, urged mobilisation to ensure continuity of the APC administration in the state.

Mr Hamzat spoke at the inauguration of the state APC advisory council and unveiling of the party’s campaign structure for the 2027 general elections at the party’s secretariat on Acme Road, Ikeja.

He urged council members to work together and take the party’s message to Lagos residents, saying victory at the polls would require active participation at the grassroots.

According to him, APC members must go out to their wards, communities, friends and neighbours to explain the programmes and achievements of the APC administration.

“We have a job to do. Every member of the party has a role to play in this campaign,” he said.

Mr Hamzat also called for unity among APC members, saying they would need to work collectively to secure Mr Tinubu’s re-election and sustain his administration’s development efforts.

He said the party’s campaign should focus on engaging the people and communicating the administration’s policies and programmes effectively.

“We cannot afford to sit back. We have to go out there and tell our people what has been done and what we intend to do.

“We must work together as one family because there is a lot of work ahead of us,” he said.

He urged members of the advisory council to remain committed to their assignment and work in the party’s best interest.

Mr Hamzat expressed confidence in the APC’s ability to consolidate its programmes, saying the administration had taken measures to improve the lives of Nigerians.

He called on APC members to remain united and focused as preparations for the 2027 elections gather momentum.

The Lagos APC campaign structure released by the Kadri Obafemi Hamzat Media Centre shows that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is chairman of the party’s advisory council, with former governors Babatunde Fashola and Akinwunmi Ambode as co-chairmen.

At the campaign council level, Mr Sanwo-Olu is also the chairman, while Mr Hamzat is deputy chairman.

Former Senator Musiliu Obanikoro is director-general, with Rasaq Ajala as deputy director-general and Adekunle Olayinka as the secretary.

The structure comprises directorates and sub-committees covering areas including legal and compliance, party and inter-party affairs, administration and logistics, traditional institutions, diaspora engagement, and residents’ associations.

(NAN)