2027: Ohanaeze backs Tinubu’s re-election, plans for 2031 vice presidency

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has backed the re-election of President Bola Tinubu successful the 2027 statesmanlike election.

Ohanaeze said that aft cautious deliberation and nonsubjective assessment, the assemblage affirmed that it is successful the champion corporate involvement of the Igbo federation to enactment the re-election bid of President Bola Tinubu successful 2027.

It stated that the attack is aimed astatine securing the 2031 vice presidency nether the All Progressives Congress (APC) and ensuring that the South-East portion benefits afloat from national initiatives.

The pan-Igbo organisation reiterated the decisions reached jointly with the South-East Governors’ Forum, the Forum of Former Governors, and South-East serving ministers successful January 2026.

According to Ohanaeze, these decisions emphasized that nary Igbo candidate, including Mr Peter Obi, should situation President Tinubu successful 2027.

This was contained successful a connection issued connected Sunday by the Deputy President-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, and Chief Thompson Ohia, National Spokesperson, and made disposable to journalists.

“This strategical restraint is intended to let the national authorities to implicit ongoing infrastructure projects, make further states successful the South-East, and instrumentality policies that heighten economical improvement successful the region.<...