The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State, on Monday held a mega rally to publicly declare the party’s support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid for 2027 general elections.
The rally which held at the Pa Ngele Oruta Township Stadium in Abakaliki, the state capital was jointly hosted by the state governor, Francis Nwifuru and the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi.
In their separate speeches at the rally, the National Chairman of APC, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, said the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has no place in the state come 2027 general elections.
According to them, “we will return President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for second term and Francis Nwifuru as the Governor of Ebonyi State come next year’s elections.
“We want to return all the APC Senators, we want to return all the House of Representatives candidates and all the state House of Assembly candidates in 2027,” he added.
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The Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, also told the gathering that the state has no other presidential candidate for next year’s general election, than President Bola Tinubu.
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 according to him, has performed creditably.
Speaking further, he said, “Ebonyi has no other presidential candidate other than President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and we will return him in the presidential election.”
According to him, “we are standing here today to tell the whole world especially those who have used Mr. President name to orchestrate division and confusion in this great state to know that we have only one party and that is APC.”
Continuing, he’ said, “we want to tell Mr. President that he has paid a price to deserve our votes. He gave us what we have never had in the eastern Nigeria, he gave us the Minister of Works. And this Minister of Works is not sitting down, he is a working Minister of Works.”
Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Soludo, the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma and their Enugu State counterpart, Peter Mbah who was represented by his Deputy, Ifeanyi Ossai also declared their support for President Tinubu’s re-election.
