Ahead of the 2027 poll, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has called on Ndigbo to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s aspiration for a second term in office.
Kalu stated this when he received a courtesy call in Umuahia from the Tinubu mandate support group, Abia State Chapter, led by Armstrong Okoronkwo, and Club 17 initiative members led by Prince George Nnanna.
Kalu remarked that Tinubu has recorded bold economic, social, and political reforms in the last two years, to deserve the support of the Southeast for his reelection in the 2027 poll.
The Deputy Speaker described Tinubu as a progressive Nigerian who wants to leave a legacy, make a good shift in the way the nation is built, and is intentional about the country.
Commending the group for their voter mobilization efforts for the president, Kalu urged the Igbos to partner with our brothers in the Southwest and give President Bola Ahmed Tinubu all the support that he needs.
Kalu said, “That was a good motivation, thank you. You’re the partners we’ve been waiting for. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a good product to be sold for a second term.
“I believed in him a long time ago, but he first believed in me, and started assisting me before I met him. I was one of those who went to meet him and beg him to run for President.
“I will continue to stand by him. He’s a progressive Nigerian who wants to leave a legacy. God blessed him, he came to make a good shift in the way the nation is built. He loves and is intentional about the country. He’s doing a lot that has never been done.
“Our business is to tell the people the good work of President Tinubu’s agenda. Igbos should come together let’s give President Bola Ahmed Tinubu all the support that he needs.
“We should invest our votes where there’s progress, and that’s Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. It’s on his mandate that we’re going to stand as Ndi Igbo. He came and started giving us relevance, brought us closer.”
Also, addressing the delegation from the club 17 initiative, the Deputy Speaker expressed optimism that the All Progressive Congress, APC, will win the 2027 gubernatorial election in Abia state.
Kalu commended the group for the work they’re doing, assuring them of his support always.
He also assured Abians and Ndi Igbo that the APC will be made stronger in Abia to win future elections.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Tinubu mandate support group, Okoronkwo, commended the deputy speaker for the work he’s doing as a representative in the National Assembly, assuring him that they are working assiduously to ensure President Tinubu’s reelection.
On his part, club 17 leader, Prince George Nnanna, notified the Deputy Speaker that they have completed the task he gave them last year to nominate peace marshals for all the wards in line with the Peace in South East, PISE-P objectives.
He assured him that the Club 17 movement was fully backing APC and is behind Tinubu and Kalu in all their political endeavours.
