Moallayidi’s Untold Influence: The APC Mastermind Plotting Tinubu’s 2027 Victory

By Tom Garba

Tom Garba

Posted: May 4, 2025 at 8:16 am, Updated: May 4, 2025 at 8:16 am

Senator Abubakar Ahmad Moallayidi

Moallayidi’s Untold Influence: The APC Mastermind Plotting Tinubu’s 2027 Victory

Senator Abubakar Ahmad Moallayidi is not the type of politician who fades quietly into the background.

Even after serving from 2015 to 2019 as Senator for Adamawa South, he remains a solid rock within the All Progressives Congress (APC), in both Adamawa and across Nigeria.

Many know him as one of the real forces working behind the scenes to secure another landslide victory for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu come 2027. And those who understand Nigerian politics know one thing—Moallayidi is not a man to bet against.

His journey with the APC started at its birth in 2014. He wasn’t just along for the ride. He helped shape the movement.

Representing the nine local government areas that make up Adamawa South—like Numan, Jada, Shelleng, Demsa, Toungo, Ganye, Guyuk, Lamurde, and Mayo-Belwa—he built a strong political base.

During his time in the 8th National Assembly, he pushed for real change. Laws he backed passed. Youth got jobs. Women found new opportunities. Lives changed. People noticed.

Back then, the APC needed loyal foot soldiers, especially during tough elections. Moallayidi answered the call.

In 2019, his work helped President Muhammadu Buhari secure votes in the North-east, especially in Adamawa, even when the party was bleeding from internal fights.

By 2023, when Tinubu made his presidential bid, Moallayidi was already laying the groundwork. He worked side-by-side with powerhouses like Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to gather grassroots support for Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope” agenda.

To him, Tinubu’s win wasn’t just a political goal—it was a personal dream. He believed in it. He worked for it. And he delivered.

Now, with 2027 in sight, Moallayidi is on the road again. Not for himself. For the APC. For Tinubu. For Nigeria.

He’s become a key strategist, meeting with leaders, supporters, and even rivals. He’s building bridges inside and outside the party.

One party loyalist in Yola, Aso James, put it clearly: “Recognizing the contributions of a man like Senator Moallayidi will give the APC a significant edge as 2027 draws closer.”

James is right.

Moallayidi’s resume says it all.

He didn’t just sit in Abuja during his Senate term. He was in the field. He listened. He acted.

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He also chaired the FCT Area Council Elections in 2015/2016 and delivered top results. That wasn’t luck. It was strategy.

As MD of ICC and Eagle Square, he brought in real revenue. Cleanly. Efficiently.

His loss in the 2019 senatorial race didn’t knock him down. It came after party divisions, local tensions over religion and ethnicity, and politics that punished him for serving in a Christian-majority zone despite being Muslim.

But Moallayidi didn’t quit.

Many in Adamawa believe that denying him a federal appointment under Tinubu is a huge oversight. Here’s a man who checks every box: loyal, effective, proven. Yet, no ministerial post.

Still, he hasn’t slowed down. Instead, he’s doubling down.

He’s touring communities. Meeting stakeholders. Reuniting fractured party structures.

He’s calling on old supporters. Pulling in new ones.

And he’s reminding everyone what the APC stands for—and what it still can become with the right hands steering the ship.

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Political players across Nigeria are watching. They know that Moallayidi may not make headlines every day, but his moves matter.

In Ganye, a party elder said it best: “Senator Moallayidi is a political giant whose efforts will ensure President Tinubu wins by a landslide in 2027.”

That’s not just political talk. That’s recognition of a strategist who knows how to win and how to keep winning.

He’s not driven by ego. Not chasing power for its own sake.

Moallayidi is one of the few left who sees politics as service, not showbiz.

As Tinubu’s 2027 campaign gears up, expect this man’s fingerprints on every major APC success story in Adamawa and beyond.

Because when the dust settles, it’s people like Moallayidi—builders, not talkers—who will carry the day.

He may not shout. But in Nigerian politics, his voice echoes louder than most.

And if the APC wants a solid shot at victory in 2027, it must embrace, support, and elevate Senator Abubakar Ahmad Moallayidi—one of its most loyal sons and fiercest defenders.