Presidential campaign roundup: 18 candidates, early rallies and policy pitches emerge Oct 3-10

INEC’s final list shows 18 presidential candidates for the 2027 election, with campaign activity reported from 3 to 10 October. APC supporters held a rally in Lafia, Nasarawa State, backing Tinubu’s re-election bid; the party’s Presidential Campaign Council is set to be inaugurated on 14 October, ahead of a flag-off in Kaduna on 24 October, and APC announced a women’s mobilisation drive targeting 40 million voters. In Abuja on Friday, ADC inaugurated the campaign council for the Atiku Abubakar–Rotimi Amaechi ticket, with Atiku proposing targeted, capped and independently audited support for locally refined petrol while criticising the Federal Government’s 30‑day fuel discount and accusing President Tinubu of adopting his idea. Obi’s NDC held a global digital town hall on 4 October focused on voter mobilisation and vote protection, carried Obi‑Kwankwaso messages through a nine‑kilometre procession in Ilorin, and announced plans to inaugurate its Presidential Council on 20 October and hold a town hall in Enugu on 15 October. PRP’s Donald Duke, in a Channels Television interview, advocated reducing petrol to about ₦300 per litre by allocating part of Nigeria’s crude output for domestic use and called for a presidential candidates’ debate. SDP’s Adebayo, in a World Teachers’ Day message, urged better pay and conditions for teachers and suspended campaign activities for a week following a fatal Nigerian Air Force crash in Ondo State. Other parties reported no verifiable public activity during this period.

This early roundup reveals candidate strategies, policy priorities, and mobilisation efforts that will shape voter perceptions ahead of the 2027 polls. It highlights contrasting approaches to fuel subsidies, education funding, and grassroots outreach, giving citizens concrete points to compare platforms and assess which candidates align with their concerns about cost of living, public services, and electoral integrity.

Given these developments, which candidate’s proposals on petrol pricing, teacher welfare, or voter mobilisation resonate most with your own priorities, and how might their early campaign tactics influence your decision as the election approaches?

SOURCE: https://www.channelstv.com/2026/10/11/this-week-on-the-campaign-trail/