2027: S-East govs, endorse Tinubu, Nwifuru, says region can’t waste votes again 

By, Uchenna Okeh Abakaliki

The governors of the South East region on Monday has adopted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the sole presidential candidate of the the region,.come 2027 general election.

The governors; Anambra state governor, Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, governor Francis Nwifuru’s of Ebonyi State, governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State and the governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodimma, the chairman of Progressives governors forum, made this declaration in Ebonyi state township stadium.

The governors of the region, however argued that the South East region is no longer being marginalized under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, stressing that the region can’t be deceived by some Presidential candidates of other political parties

The governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru is also adopted as the sole governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ebonyi State, come 2027.

The motion for the adoption of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru was moved by the former governor of Ebonyi State, Martin Elechi and seconded by the former Senate President, Pius Anyim, and put to vote by Francis Nwifuru.

In their separate reactions, Hope Uzodimma siad the purpose of their coming to Ebonyi is to adopt the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as sole presidential candidate of APC, in the South East region and also, to inaugurate the Renewed hope ambassadors in the state.

Also, the Anambra State governor, Charles Soludo, his Enugu State counterpart, Peter Mbah represented by his Deputy attended the event and declared their support for the President re-election.

The Nations News reports that the endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for 2027 general election was organized by Nwifuru and Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi.

Responding, the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda and Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru declared that the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has no place in the state in next year’s general election.

The APC National Chairman and Ebonyi State Governor used the occasion and dismissed  the growing insinuations in some quarters in the state that the state has been conceded to the  PDP in the 2027 general election.

Dismissing the insinuation, Yilwatda  said the state will not allow PDP to take any position in the forthcoming general election.

“We will return President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Francis Nwifuru as the Governor of Ebonyi State come 2027.

“We want to return all the APC Senators, we want to return all the House of Representatives, all the House Assembly candidates in 2027.

“Nobody has conceded Ebonyi to PDP. Therefore there is no vacancy in Ebonyi State. Ebonyi PDP has no place and there is no vacancy at all in the government house in Ebonyi, come 2027”, the APC National Chairman declared.

He commended the people of the state for their support for Tinubu and urged them to return him in next year’s presidential election to pay him back for what he has done for the state and entire South East through infrastructural transformation and human capital development.

Aso speaking, governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State at the event said the state has no other presidential candidate for the 2027 general election other than President Bola Tinubu.

He declared that the state was totally an All Progressives Congress (APC) state and vowed that the party will deliver the President in the state.

Nwifuru said Tinubu has paid a price for the state and deserves its total support for appointing Senator David Umahi the Minister of Works who he said has performed creditably.

‘”Ebonyi has no other presidential candidate other than President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and we will return him in the presidential election.

Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi said President Bola Tinubu has done what no other President has done in Ebonyi State and entire South East by expecting numerous projects across the state and the zone.

“Ebonyi State is one party state under Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru. We are not going to make another mistake like the past three was accident of history.

“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has done a lot not just for Ebonyi State but for the entire South East and other geopolitical zones”, he said.