Tinubu family courts students and market traders as 2027 race looms

Tinubu’s children, Seyi and Folasade, are strategically targeting Nigeria’s most critical voting demographics.

President Bola Tinubu is already looking to 2027. His inner circle is, too — focusing on two decisive voting blocs: young Nigerians and women.

The president's son, Seyi Tinubu, 40, has cultivated ties with student leaders, while his daughter, Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, 49, is expanding her influence among market traders nationwide.

Nigeria's first lady, Oluremi Tinubu, a veteran politician, has also channelled large sums into women-focused programmes over the past year.

Why youths and women matter
Young voters and women are Nigeria’s largest constituencies.

Two years ago, 18–34-year-olds accounted for roughly 37 million (about 40%) of the 93.4 million registered voters, while women comprised 44.4 million (47.5%).

The electoral commission has begun registering new voters for the 2027 election. Of the 6.8 million people who pre-registered online eight weeks into the exercise, 4.6 million are aged 18–34. Political scientists say that makes students a pivotal swing group.

The student push
Much of the ruling party’s youth strategy now runs through Seyi’s outreach to the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). His growing sway has prompted accusations of political capture.

In May, Henry Okunomo, a former NANS Senate president, accused Seyi of “hijacking” the 45-year-old association. In the run-up to the association’s national elections earlier this year, NANS fractured into rival camps and the faction widely seen as close to Seyi prevailed.

What opponents dismiss as transactional politics, allies defend as social investment

A rival figure, Atiku Isah, said he was abducted and assaulted after rejecting a purported N100m ($67,997) inducement to back the president. Seyi, Youth Minister Ayodele Olawande, and the student's association have all denied the allegations. Isah later recanted his statement, claiming it was misinformation from an opponent.

NANS leaders have since defended Seyi in public spats. When Shamsudeen Mohammed — son of the Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed — criticised a Ramadan outreach that distributed food and cash in the north, Okunomo praised Seyi’s “generosity and benevolence”. What opponents dismiss as transactional politics, allies defend as social investment.

The market network
Following her father’s inauguration, Tinubu-Ojo styled herself as the Iyaloja-General of Nigeria. The title — derived from the Yoruba word Iyaloja, meaning ‘Mother of the Market’ — marked her move from a Lagos-based role to a national platform. She has since tried to build a national network of market women, a historically potent force in south-west mobilisation.

Ardo  Zubairu 
National Secretary 
TInubu Re- Election Project 2027 . Office Phones: 
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