By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
ABUJA — The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Wednesday launched the Tinubu Torchbearers (TTB), a political mobilisation group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) aimed at strengthening support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid.
The event, held at the Old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, brought together APC women leaders and stakeholders from across the country.
Tinubu urged women to take the lead in promoting the administration’s achievements and spreading the Renewed Hope Agenda to communities nationwide, down to ward and polling unit levels.
“Women are the heartbeat of our communities. I charge every Tinubu Torchbearer to tell our story — clearly, respectfully and relentlessly,” she said.
She described the TTB as a movement anchored on service, patriotism and collective responsibility, stressing that women remain central to grassroots mobilisation for the administration’s reform agenda.
According to her, the government’s ongoing reforms in agriculture, infrastructure, healthcare, education, security and job creation require strong public awareness and community engagement to gain broader acceptance.
“We did not come to occupy offices for namesake. President Tinubu set out to reposition Nigeria with bold reforms,” she said.
She added that grassroots platforms like the TTB were critical to translating government policies into real-life impact for citizens.
The First Lady also commended APC women for their role during recent party primaries, describing the process as largely peaceful and a demonstration of internal party stability.
In a notable announcement, she pledged personal vehicles for APC women leaders in Abia, Anambra, Bauchi, Osun and Oyo States, saying the gesture was to strengthen their work at the grassroots.
“These vehicles are for you as individuals. Register them in your name. They are not party property,” she said.
APC National Women Leader, Dr. Mary Alile Idele, said the TTB initiative would deepen grassroots mobilisation across the country’s 774 local government areas, focusing on advocacy, voter education and civic engagement.
Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, said ongoing reforms in the ministry were targeted at improving child protection, ending child marriage and expanding women’s economic empowerment, adding that a proposed universal cash grant for children was under technical design.
Also speaking, Deputy National Chairman (South) of the APC, Dr. Benjamin Nwoye, who represented the party’s National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, described the initiative as a strong platform to deepen grassroots support for the administration’s policies.
