Abia PDP Backs Tinubu As APC Inaugurates Campaign Council

The Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Thursday inaugurated its 2027 Presidential Campaign Council in Umuahia, while the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party said it was adopting President Bola Tinubu as its presidential candidate.

The announcement was made during the inauguration of the 618-member state campaign council, ValidViewNetwork reports .

THE INAUGURATION

Inaugurating the council, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, said President Tinubu had chosen them to work with him, hence his determination to make Nigeria a great nation.

“This is a call to public duty and a defining moment for the country. Tinubu chose a difficult path to reform Nigeria. I can see him in the coming dispensation. He will win,” he said.

Kalu said the South-East was strategic, adding, “we must come together and shake hands across the Niger to remain relevant. Wrong calculation will take us backwards, right calculation will take us forward”.

He called for the President to be allowed to complete his eight years in office so that he could complete the reforms he had started .

THE PDP’S ENDORSEMENT

Announcing the coalition of the PDP with the APC, the PDP deputy governorship candidate, Abraham Amah, said the party was in total support of the President’s re-election.

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“I want to make it very clear that we are in total support of the re-election of President Ahmed Tinubu. We are mindful of the fact that he has done very well,” he said .”No organisation can do this alone. The benefit of that partnership is that it will enhance what they will be able to secure in the Abia States. And it will make the job of President very easy to secure appointments for the leaders of Abia State” .

THE CAMPAIGN COUNCIL

In his speech, the Coordinator of the Campaign Council and APC state chairman, Chijioke Chukwu, described the occasion as a new dawn, saying the party had come together for a common purpose.

He pointed out that party members in the state had previously been fighting among themselves but were now united.

He thanked Kalu for coordinating the party in the state and President Tinubu for giving him a job, stating, “the task ahead is challenging but very easy” .

He appealed to Kalu to use his relationship with the President to fill the vacancy in the Federal Executive Council following the resignation of Nkeiruka Onyejeocha as a minister

WHY IT MATTERS

The Abia PDP’s decision to adopt Tinubu is a significant political realignment in the South-East.

The region has traditionally been a stronghold of the opposition, and the PDP’s endorsement of an APC President is a signal that the political landscape is shifting.

For Tinubu, it is a boost in a region where he performed poorly in 2023. For the Abia PDP, it is a calculated move to secure appointments and influence in the federal government.The campaign council has been inaugurated. The coalition has been announced. And Abia is now firmly in the President’s corner. ValidViewNetwork reports.