ANAMBRA State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has urged the South-East to support President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid in the 2027 presidential election, saying it could help secure support for an Igbo president when power eventually returns to the South.
Soludo made the statement in a video circulating on X on Friday, where he spoke in Igbo about the need for political discussions and cooperation between regions.
He argued that since a southerner currently holds the presidency, the South-East should support Tinubu for another four years to encourage other regions to back an Igbo presidential candidate in the future.
“You have to engage in discussions. Now that it is a southerner holding the power, it’s remaining four years. It is now left for us (Igbos) to support him so that when it goes to the North and comes back, we can now trust that every southerner and northerner will support us,” he said.
The governor also spoke about the need to give different groups the opportunity to lead, saying he was not seeking to remain in office indefinitely.
“What am I vying for? I’ve gotten a governorship position; will I go for a third term? Everyone must be given the opportunity to be able to rise,” he said.
Soludo further declared that his party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), would align with the prevailing political direction to secure benefits for the South-East.
“As for APGA, we will support the moving train. Because that is where we can get our share that we would bring home in our own interest,” he said.
His remarks followed his appointment to the revised presidential campaign council of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which was unveiled on Tuesday. He was named to the council alongside Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike.
APGA described Soludo’s inclusion in the council as evidence of his consistent advocacy for a strategic partnership between Anambra State and the federal government for the benefit of the state and the Igbo people.
