Deputy Speaker urges Southeast support for Tinubu’s re-election
The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu has urged the Igbo people to rally support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election come 2027.
This is contained in a statement by the Special Assistant on Press Affairs to the Deputy Speaker, Udora Orizu, in Abuja on Wednesday.
Kalu said that Tinubu deserved a second term, considering the successes he has recorded through bold economic, social and political reforms in the last two years.
He, therefore, urged them to support his reelection bid by voting massively for him in 2027.
Kalu was quoted to have said when he received separately on a courtesy visit in Umuahia, the Tinubu mandate support group, Abia Chapter, and Club 17 initiative members.
Addressing the delegation, the Deputy Speaker described Tinubu as a progressive Nigerian who wanted to leave a legacy.
Kalu urged the Igbos to partner with their brothers in the Southwest and give Tinubu all the support that he needed.
“That was a good motivation, thank you. You’re the partners we’ve been waiting for. President Tinubu is a good product to be sold for a second term.
“I believed in him a long time ago, but he first believed in me, and started assisting me before I met him. I was one of those who went to meet him and beg him to run for President.
“I will continue to stand by him. He’s a progressive Nigerian who wants to leave a legacy. God blessed him; he came to make a good shift in the way the nation is built.
“Our business is to tell the people the good work of President Tinubu’s agenda.
“Igbo people should come together, let’s give President Bola Tinubu all the support that he needs. We should invest our votes where there’s progress, and that’s Bola Tinubu.
“It’s on his mandate that we’re going to stand as Ndi Igbo. He came and started giving us relevance, bringing us closer.”
Earlier, the Chairman of the Tinubu mandate support group, Mr Armstrong Okoronkwo, commended the Deputy Speaker for the work well done as a representative in the National Assembly.
Okoronkwo assured him that they were going to work assiduously to ensure President Tinubu’s reelection.
“We are happy to associate with you; our focus is to go from house to house to tell them about President Tinubu.
“Tell them what he’s doing for the South East and Abia in particular. The wisdom of choosing you as the Deputy Speaker has brightened our chances politically.
“We need your support to kick-start the campaign for Tinubu, because he’s doing much and no one is talking to people.
“If we can spread out and begin to talk to people, we’ll make success. We are coming out as Igbo people to make sure we give him the needed support and ensure his reelection.’
