37 stops, 77 days: the APC’s road from Kaduna to Lagos

The road to 16 January now has a map. The APC Presidential Campaign Council has released its nationwide rally timetable. The schedule was issued by council Director-General Senator Abdulaziz Yari and approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

It opens with a flag-off rally in Kaduna on Saturday 24 October and ends with a grand finale in Lagos on Saturday 9 January 2027, one week before the presidential and National Assembly elections. Counting both, there are 37 stops in total: one for every state and the Federal Capital Territory.

November: the long push

After the Kaduna flag-off, the campaign picks up on 2 November in Calabar and moves quickly: Gombe on 3 November, Lafia on 4 November, Ado-Ekiti on 5 November and Port Harcourt on 7 November. Abakaliki (9 November), Dutse (10), Akure (11) and Benin City (12) follow. Then come Jos (14), Damaturu (16), Birnin Kebbi (17), Uyo (18), Awka (19) and Ibadan (21). The month closes with Maiduguri (25), Enugu (28), Bauchi (29) and Makurdi (30).

December: through the holidays

December opens in Katsina on the 2nd, then Abeokuta (3), Sokoto (5), Umuahia (7), Lokoja (8), Osogbo (9) and Ilorin (10). The second half runs through Asaba (12), Gusau (14), Yenagoa (15), Minna (16), Kano (17) and Jalingo (19), before the Federal Capital Territory rally in Abuja on 21 December. The campaign returns after Christmas for Owerri on 30 December.

January: the home stretch

The new year brings Yola on 4 January before the closing rally in Lagos on 9 January, the city where the President’s political story began.

The President is expected to attend rallies in about 12 states in person. The council has not said publicly which ones, so supporters will be watching for announcements as each date approaches.

Our On the Trail timeline lists every stop and updates automatically as the campaign moves from one city to the next.