By Mary Izuaka

 

A group, PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, on Monday commenced grassroots mobilisation in Nasarawa State for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

The founder of the group, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, said the administration’s economic reforms need consolidation.

The group disclosed this in a statement on Monday.

Mr Ekpemupolo, represented by the Managing Director of Tantita Security Services, Kestin Pondi, spoke at the launch of the movement in Lafia, the state capital.

He said the reforms had created challenges but were necessary to deliver long-term economic benefits.

He urged the people of Nasarawa State to support Mr Tinubu for another four-year term, stressing that “to whom much is given, much is expected.”

Mr Ekpemupolo said the movement’s assessment of developments along the road to Lafia showed ongoing construction projects, which he said demonstrates the impact of the administration’s policies.

“Reforms don’t come easy. Reforms come with their level of challenges. But those challenges are actually what reform is about,” he said.

“Today, on our way to Nasarawa, we passed through a lot of wonderful roads. We passed through a lot of construction sites. And what does that tell you? It tells you that President Bola Tinubu is working. His economic reforms are working.

“His local government autonomy policies are working. Today, governors can pay salaries. Governors can pay pensions. Governors can embark on very huge projects because, as a result of the policies of President Bola Tinubu, governors now have more resources to develop their states.”

Mr Ekpemupolo said the reforms require continuity, arguing that four years would not be enough to fully realise their benefits.

“These reforms need consolidation. Four years are not enough. The benefits of these reforms have not been fully experienced,” he stated.

He cited increased resources available to state governments, the absence of petrol queues and increased investment activity as developments associated with the administration’s policies.

Mr Ekpemupolo said planned investments in Nasarawa State included a 6,000-metric-tonne lithium processing plant, housing projects and industrialisation initiatives.

Also speaking, Governor Abdullahi Sule commended the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement for its support for Mr Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Mr Sule said Nasarawa State has benefited from the federal government’s economic reforms.

He said the state has cleared outstanding gratuities accumulated since its creation in 1996, as well as those from 2012.

He further claimed that the state had undertaken more than N100 billion in capital projects without borrowing from commercial banks, attributing the development to the Tinubu administration’s reforms.

According to him, the reforms had also encouraged investors to consider Nasarawa State by improving the investment environment.

The governor thanked the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement for providing vehicles and financial support for its grassroots mobilisation activities.

He said the support demonstrated commitment beyond verbal declarations of support for the President.

He expressed confidence in the support of Nasarawa voters for Mr Tinubu’s re-election bid.

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Earlier, the National Coordinator of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, Sunday Asuku, said Mr Ekpemupolo had mandated the organisation to mobilise voters across Nasarawa State for Mr Tinubu.

Mr Asuku said the movement believes the economic reforms introduced by the administration were necessary despite the challenges Nigerians were experiencing.

He urged Nigerians to compare the Tinubu administration’s policies with the records of opposition politicians who had previously held public office.

He said the Door-to-Door Movement would continue its grassroots mobilisation from local government to local government, ward to ward and polling unit to polling unit ahead of the 2027 election.

“The launch featured the inauguration of coordinators across the state’s local government areas and the presentation of vehicles to support the movement’s grassroots mobilisation,” the statement said.