Imo Governor Hope Uzodimma, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, and key leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the South-East have endorsed President Bola Tinubu as their sole presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.
The endorsement was reached on Saturday at the Izu Umunne gathering of APC stakeholders held in Enugu, where party leaders reviewed national political developments and the position of Ndigbo ahead of the next electoral cycle.
In a document, jointly signed by Uzodimma, Kalu, Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru; Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah; APC National Vice Chairman (South-East), Dr Ijeoma Arodiogbu; and APC Deputy National Chairman (South), Chief Emma Eneukwu, they stressed that continued alignment with the ruling party offers the region its best chance of political relevance and development.
In the 2027 presidential race, the South-East APC leaders declared total support for Tinubu.
“Arising from the foregoing, the South-East declares its unalloyed, total and unwavering support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as our sole and undisputed presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections,” the communiqué read.
They praised Tinubu’s administration for what they described as deliberate efforts to address long-standing infrastructure deficits in the region and for appointing Igbo sons and daughters into key national positions.
The governors and stakeholders declared that the South-East would henceforth align with the ruling party to secure better representation and federal presence.
“The political leadership of the South-East has resolved, in the supreme interest of Ndigbo, that never again will we allow personal ego and motivated actions to influence the fate of the Zone.
‘The region would join other zones in supporting the ruling party, wherein our leaders can effectively negotiate better representation and interests of our people,” the communiqué added.
The meeting also resolved that the APC should be embraced as the dominant political platform for the zone.
The leaders also pledged loyalty to Uzodimma and other governors in the zone, commending them for what they described as “visionary guidance” and “consistent defence of the interest of Ndigbo.”
The endorsement signals an early consolidation move by the APC in the South-East ahead of 2027, as Tinubu’s allies begin to shore up regional support amid growing political permutations across the country.
