The Imo State Coordinator of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, Julius Egewusi, has cited student loans, cash transfers, youth empowerment programmes and infrastructure interventions as reasons for the group’s mobilisation for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
Egewusi said more than 40,000 indigenes of Imo State had benefited from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), while over 50,000 households had reportedly been captured under conditional cash transfer programmes.
He made the claims in a statement published by the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation on Thursday, October 22, 2026, as the movement outlined its strategy for building support for Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.
“Today, over 40,000 Imo sons and daughters have benefited from the NELFUND student loan, so no child will have to drop out of school because of school fees,” Egewusi said.
According to him, beneficiaries of the student loan scheme include students of Imo State University, the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education and other institutions.
He also said cash transfers ranging from ₦25,000 to ₦75,000 had reportedly reached households across several local government areas, including Orsu, Oru East, Oru West, Isu, Njaba, Nwangele, Ideato North and South, Ehime Mbano, Ihitte Uboma, Obowo, Ngor Okpala and Mbaitoli.
The coordinator further identified financial assistance for market women and small-scale traders as part of the interventions the movement intends to highlight during its grassroots campaign.
He listed youth-focused initiatives such as the Three Million Technical Talent programme, Skill-Up Artisans and the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative as additional opportunities available under the federal government’s programmes.
Egewusi also cited the Consumer Credit Scheme, which he said provides eligible beneficiaries with opportunities to acquire items such as tricycles, motorcycles, freezers and mobile phones through structured payment arrangements.
On infrastructure, he listed the Owerri–Aba, Owerri–Onitsha, Owerri–Port Harcourt, Owerri–Okigwe, Owerri–Orlu, Orlu–Ideato–Uga, Orsu–Ihiala and Okigwe–Umuahia roads among projects he attributed to federal government intervention.
He added that some communities had reportedly received solar streetlights, boreholes and classroom blocks, alongside rural electrification projects.
The proposed dredging of Oguta Lake and the Orashi River was also identified as a potential boost to commercial activities and economic development in oil-producing communities.
However, the figures on student loan beneficiaries and cash transfers were presented as claims by the movement’s coordinator, and the statement did not provide independently audited records to establish the total number of beneficiaries or the amounts disbursed across the state.
The group said it had established structures across Imo’s 27 local government areas, 305 wards and 4,758 polling units, which it plans to use to reach residents and promote support for Tinubu’s second-term bid.
“We will move door to door, kindred to kindred and family to family until victory is secured,” Egewusi said.
The mobilisation effort has gained further momentum following the inauguration of the movement’s Imo State chapter on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, as supporters intensify preparations for the 2027 elections.
The campaign is expected to focus on explaining the administration’s policies and reported achievements directly to residents, although its reception will also depend on how voters assess the impact of those policies on their daily lives.
Kristina Reports notes that the programme figures and infrastructure claims in the coordinator’s statement require independent verification before they can be treated as confirmed measures of the federal government’s impact in Imo State.
