{"id":124847,"date":"2026-01-06T22:43:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=124847"},"modified":"2026-01-06T22:43:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:43:22","slug":"2027-asari-declares-support-for-tinubu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/2027-asari-declares-support-for-tinubu\/","title":{"rendered":"2027: Asari Declares Support for Tinubu\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Niger Delta leader and traditional ruler, Asari Dokubo, has thrown his weight behind President Bola Tinubu\u2019s 2027 re-election bid, pledging to mobilize his influence to ensure the president\u2019s political success.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dokubo, the Amanyanabo of Torusarama Piri in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State made the declaration during a visit by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to his palace on Tuesday.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He described Tinubu as a longtime friend who had stood by him during his most challenging periods.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cLike you said, my friend, everything that is going to happen, I will be with you in making sure that my friend, the President, succeeds,\u201d Dokubo said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cEverything that I am capable of doing, I will do to make sure that he succeeds.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dokubo also recounted his longstanding friendship with Tinubu, dating back to the early 1990s, before he became a traditional ruler.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He described the president\u2019s past support as pivotal and said it was now his turn to support Tinubu\u2019s second-term bid.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Commending Wike for the visit and the minister\u2019s ongoing \u201cthank-you\u201d tour, Dokubo emphasized that his backing of Tinubu stems from personal loyalty and gratitude, rather than political calculations.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking during the visit, Wike noted that his trip was both to thank the people of Degema for past support and to encourage them to back Tinubu\u2019s re-election in 2027.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The FCT Minister acknowledged that traditional rulers generally stay above partisan politics but stressed that his visit was driven by friendship and mutual respect, not political maneuvering.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dokubo\u2019s endorsement is seen as a boost for Tinubu in Rivers State, reflecting broader efforts by the &#8220;Renewed Hope&#8221; Family.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo Niger Delta leader and traditional ruler, Asari Dokubo, has thrown his weight behind President Bola Tinubu\u2019s 2027 re-election bid, pledging to mobilize his influence to ensure the&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":124849,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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