The PBAT Door-2-Door Movement, a pro-Tompolo political group, has vowed to mobilize 10 million votes for President Bola Tinubu's 2027 re-election bid. Led by Grand Patron Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo), the Niger Delta-based organization announced plans for nationwide grassroots campaigns during a Democracy Day press briefing in Abuja. The group praised Tinubu's economic reforms and pledged ward-to-ward mobilization.
• Vote target: 10 million votes pledged through grassroots networks
• Tompolo's role: Ex-militant leader to spearhead cross-regional mobilization
• Campaign strategy: Door-to-door policy advocacy and counter-narrative efforts
• Reform praise: Hails Tinubu's economic policies as transformative
When former militants become political kingmakers, what does this reveal about Nigeria's evolving power calculus? Tompolo's endorsement symbolizes the Niger Delta's strategic kingmaker status - a region historically traded between protest and patronage. The 10-million target suggests ambition beyond the creeks, testing whether Delta powerbrokers can sway national outcomes. Yet beneath the rhetoric lies a pressing question: are such alliances built on genuine policy alignment or the transactional politics of resource control?
Sources: Tribune Online
