A former governorship candidate on the platform of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in Lagos State, Abayomi Nurain Mumuni, has declared his support for President Bola Tinubu.

In a statement made available to The Guardian in Ibadan, Mumuni, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and served in the APC Security Committee during the 2023 elections, said support must go beyond declarations.

The CPC, established in 2010, was a key player in the 2013 merger that birthed the APC, the ruling party that brought President Tinubu to power. Despite its dissolution, the ideological underpinnings of the CPC continue to influence Nigeria’s political framework. However, the recent show of loyalty by a former CPC figure has raised eyebrows, especially in the context of Nigeria’s ongoing struggles.

Mumuni’s comments come at a time when many Nigerians are enduring unprecedented economic hardship, marked by rising inflation, widespread unemployment, and persistent insecurity fueled by insurgency and crime.

“While political endorsements are common, the current wave of hardship faced by ordinary Nigerians demands more than political grandstanding—it calls for meaningful engagement and impactful solutions,” he said.
He urged that support for the president must include strategic economic revival efforts such as empowering local enterprises, attracting genuine foreign investment, and ensuring job creation schemes that are sustainable.

He said, “We must offer practical solutions to ease the burdens on the people. Political alignment should be about ideas, not mere symbolism.
“In a nation where citizens are barely surviving, political actors—whether incumbent or former—must be mindful of how their actions are perceived.
“Endorsements should not be disconnected from the reality of the masses.”