The Transporters for Tinubu/Shettima 2027 campaign has begun moves to consolidate transport workers across Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The National Coordinator of the campaign, Prince Segun Ochuko Obayendo, hosted the leadership of the United Keke Owners and Riders Association, led by Ambassador Aisha Mousa Lawal, at a strategic meeting in Abuja.
The meeting focused on strengthening the participation of transport workers in the campaign and creating a unified structure capable of mobilising voters across the country.
As part of the proposed framework, the campaign said it would bring together workers in the road, rail, air and maritime transport sectors under a single task force.
The initiative is aimed at ending what the campaign described as fragmentation among transport unions and ensuring that the sector presents a coordinated voice when engaging with government.
The campaign also announced plans to introduce a digital platform through which union leaders would submit verified membership data as part of a data-driven voter mobilisation strategy.
At the meeting, Ambassador Lawal said the United Keke Owners and Riders Association had more than four million registered voters across the North-West, while maintaining operational structures in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The campaign said the proposed national structure would include coordinators in each of Nigeria’s 36 states and the FCT, as well as coordinators across all 774 local government areas.
According to the organisers, the formal nationwide inauguration of the structure is scheduled for September 7, 2026.
The campaign urged transport unions and operators across the country to join the initiative, saying a unified structure would strengthen their collective voice and improve coordination.
“The structure is ready, the platform is live, and we are moving together as one family,” the campaign said.
The development marks an effort by the Tinubu/Shettima campaign organisation to deepen grassroots mobilisation and harness the extensive networks of transport workers ahead of the 2027 elections.