2027: Pastor Reuben Initiative, APC stakeholders unite to take over governance in Bayelsa State

..…Party chairman commends Pastor Reuben Wilson’s commitment to party

Chief Reuben Wilson, founder of the Pastor Reuben Initiative for Good Leadership and Accountability (PRIFGLA), has called on APC faithfuls in Bayelsa State to unite and prepare for the 2027 elections. Wilson, a member of the Governing Council of the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, emphasized the importance of bringing party members together to take over governance in the state.

According to Wilson, the APC clearly won the last election in Bayelsa, but the PDP took over governance through unconventional means, saying that with unity and preparation, the APC can successfully take over the state and maintain power at the center. Wilson praised the current President’s performance, stating that he has done incredibly well and deserves the party’s support and encouraged party members to work together to deliver Bayelsa State for Tinubu in 2027.

The meeting, which brought together unit coordinators, ward coordinators, constituency, senatorial, local government, leadership of the Initiative, women leaders, men, state working committee, and other groups, aimed to rally support for the APC’s mission to take over the state. Wilson challenged party members to go back to their wards, convince people to join the APC in order to secure victory for the party come 2027.

He lamented the situation whereby some political leaders who were given appointments empower members of the opposition while APC members are left to suffer. “You cannot empower your opponent to fight against you; it is a bad political calculation that will come back to haunt you, and I urge those involved to have a rethink,” urging party leaders with appointments and resources to empower members.

He emphasized that the time to plan and take over governance in Bayelsa is now, and if the party fails to act, they will miss their chance. In his remarks at the meeting, the Bayelsa APC chairman, Barr. Dennis Otiotio, commended Pastor Reuben Wilson for coming up with a support group that seeks to rally support for the party, saying that Pastor Reuben alone has empowered over 1,000 APC faithfuls.

Speaking through the state APC Organizing Secretary, Dr. Coronation Tokpo, Otiotio stressed the need for the party to be united and speak with one voice in order to wrest power from the PDP come 2027. He noted that the APC leadership is concerned about little divisions in the party but assured that the APC is doing all it can to resolve differences to ensure that all party leaders are united ahead of the elections.

Also speaking, an APC stalwart in Bayelsa State, Williams Alamene, urged members to jettison their political differences and work together to take over power in 2027, as according to him, Bayelsa will fare better in terms of development with an APC-elected governor.

The APC Senatorial Youth Leader, Donny Sigah, described Pastor Reuben Wilson as a passionate and selfless leader who can deny himself to empower his followers, adding that with leaders like Pastor Reuben Wilson, the APC has a chance to win the 2027 elections.

The Director-General of the Pastor Reuben Initiative for Good Leadership and Accountability (PRIFGLA), Eseimokumo Frank Soko, said the Initiative is formed to galvanize support for the APC in line with its slogan “United for Progress.”

Soko pointed out that Pastor Reuben Wilson has taken it upon himself to unite members through the initiative and the empowerment of thousands of party supporters, as he believes that is the only way the party can take over in 2027.