Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake; the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio; Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, are among several dignitaries gathered at the arrival wing of the Yakubu Gowon Airport in Jos, Plateau State, awaiting the arrival of President Bola Tinubu.
The President is expected in Jos ahead of the APC North-Central Presidential Rally, which is part of the party’s activities towards the 2027 general elections.
Other party leaders, government officials, and stakeholders are also at the airport to receive the President.
The Plateau State Police Command said it has deployed adequate security personnel across Jos and intensified surveillance ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s presidential campaign visit to the state on Saturday.
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State are trooping into the Zaria Road Stadium in Jos ahead of the arrival of President Tinubu.
The party’s National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, alongside other top national and state party officials, is also expected at the venue for the rally, which will bring together Governor Caleb Mutfwang, party leaders, stakeholders and supporters from across the North Central region.
The atmosphere at the stadium is building up as supporters arrive, while preparations continue ahead of the President’s visit.
The Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the North Central Zone, DIG Isyaku Mohammad, disclosed this while addressing journalists in Jos, assuring residents that comprehensive security arrangements had been put in place to ensure a peaceful visit.
DIG Mohammad, who is coordinating security operations for the presidential visit, said the Police had conducted security assessments covering the airport, routes to the campaign venue and the venue itself.
He added that uniformed and plainclothes officers had been deployed, while patrols and stop-and-search operations had been intensified across the city.
