Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, says supporting President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid could pave the way for an Igbo presidency in the future.
In a video that circulated on X on
Friday, Soludo, speaking in Igbo, said backing Tinubu in the 2027 election
could encourage other regions to support an Igbo presidential candidate when
power returns to the south.
He said the south-east should support the incumbent southern
president, noting that power would shift to the north after Tinubu’s tenure
before eventually returning to the south.
“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 said political power should rotate among
different groups, adding that he had no intention of seeking a third term.
“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 also said the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA),
the party under which he was elected governor, would support the prevailing
political direction in the interest of 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 follow his appointment to the revised presidential campaign
council of the All Progressives Congress (APC), unveiled on Tuesday.
Soludo was appointed to the council alongside Ademola
Adeleke, governor of Osun, and Nyesom Wike, minister of Federal Capital
Territory (FCT).
APGA described the governor’s inclusion as a testament to
his consistent advocacy for a strategic partnership between Anambra and the
federal government for the collective good of Ndi Anambra and Ndigbo at large.
In a statement, Ejimofor Opera, APGA’s national publicity
secretary, said the partnership had yielded tangible benefits for Anambra,
including federal collaboration on critical infrastructure projects and
economic development initiatives.
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