2027: No Candidate Better Than Tinubu To Advance Nigeria — City Boy DG
The Director-General of the City Boy Movement (CBM), Francis Shoga, has declared that no candidate is better positioned than President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to advance Nigeria’s development beyond 2027, citing what he…
As Nigeria's political class begins early positioning for the 2027 general election, endorsements from support groups affiliated with President Bola Tinubu have become a recurring feature of the pre-campaign landscape. The City Boy Movement, led by Francis Shoga, is one of several such organisations that have emerged to amplify the case for the president's continuity in office, typically framing their support around his administration's economic and policy record since taking office in 2023.
Both Leadership and Vanguard report the same core claim from Shoga—that Tinubu remains the best-positioned candidate to advance Nigeria beyond 2027—with Vanguard additionally noting that the argument rests on the president's "record" as a basis for continuity. Neither report details specific achievements cited, the size or reach of the City Boy Movement, or how the endorsement fits into broader ruling-party or opposition calculations ahead of the next election cycle.