{"id":24896,"date":"2025-04-27T08:41:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T08:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/?p=24896"},"modified":"2025-04-27T08:41:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T08:41:39","slug":"kalu-urges-southeast-backing-for-tinubus-2027-re-election-bid-praises-achievements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/?p=24896","title":{"rendered":"Kalu Urges Southeast Backing for Tinubu\u2019s 2027 Re-election Bid, Praises Achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Leeman Ali-haidar <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has called on the Igbo community to throw their weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s bid for a second term in the 2027 elections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kalu made the appeal during a meeting with two pro-Tinubu groups\u2014the Abia Chapter of the Tinubu Mandate Support Group, led by Armstrong Okoronkwo, and the Club 17 Initiative, headed by Prince George Nnanna\u2014at his office in Umuahia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He praised the president\u2019s economic, social, and political reforms over the past two years, arguing that Tinubu\u2019s performance merits the Southeast\u2019s support for another term. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Describing the president as a visionary leader, Kalu emphasized Tinubu\u2019s commitment to national progress and legacy-building. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat was a good motivation, thank you. You\u2019re the partners we\u2019ve been waiting for. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a good product to be sold for a second term,\u201d Kalu told the delegation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflecting on his long-standing support for Tinubu, Kalu said, \u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He reiterated his unwavering loyalty, stating: \u201cI will continue to stand by him. He\u2019s 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. He loves and is intentional about the country. He\u2019s doing a lot that has never been done.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kalu urged the Igbo people to align with the Southwest in supporting Tinubu\u2019s administration, saying, \u201cOur business is to tell the people the good work of President Tinubu\u2019s agenda. Igbos should come together let\u2019s give President Bola Ahmed Tinubu all the support that he needs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We should invest our votes where there\u2019s progress, and that\u2019s Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. It\u2019s on his mandate that we\u2019re going to stand as Ndi Igbo. He came and started giving us relevance, brought us closer,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turning to Abia State politics, Kalu expressed confidence in the All Progressives Congress (APC) securing victory in the 2027 governorship race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He commended Club 17\u2019s efforts and pledged continued support for strengthening the party in the region. Earlier, Okoronkwo praised Kalu\u2019s legislative contributions and assured him of the group\u2019s dedication to securing Tinubu\u2019s re-election. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Nnanna confirmed that Club 17 had fulfilled Kalu\u2019s directive to appoint peace marshals across wards in line with the Peace in South East (PISE-P) initiative, reaffirming their loyalty to both Tinubu and the Deputy Speaker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Leeman Ali-haidar Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has called on the Igbo community to throw their weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s bid for a second term in the 2027 elections. Kalu made the appeal during a meeting with two pro-Tinubu groups\u2014the Abia Chapter of the Tinubu Mandate Support Group, led by Armstrong Okoronkwo, and the Club 17 Initiative, headed by Prince George Nnanna\u2014at his office in Umuahia. He praised the president\u2019s economic, social, and political reforms over the past two years, arguing that Tinubu\u2019s performance merits the Southeast\u2019s support for another term. Describing the president as a visionary leader, Kalu emphasized Tinubu\u2019s commitment to national progress and legacy-building. \u201cThat was a good motivation, thank you. You\u2019re the partners we\u2019ve been waiting for. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a good product to be sold for a second term,\u201d Kalu told the delegation. Reflecting on his long-standing support for Tinubu, Kalu said, \u201cI 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.\u201d He reiterated his unwavering loyalty, stating: \u201cI will continue to stand by him. He\u2019s 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. He loves and is intentional about the country. He\u2019s doing a lot that has never been done.” Kalu urged the Igbo people to align with the Southwest in supporting Tinubu\u2019s administration, saying, \u201cOur business is to tell the people the good work of President Tinubu\u2019s agenda. Igbos should come together let\u2019s give President Bola Ahmed Tinubu all the support that he needs.\u201d “We should invest our votes where there\u2019s progress, and that\u2019s Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. It\u2019s on his mandate that we\u2019re going to stand as Ndi Igbo. He came and started giving us relevance, brought us closer,\u201d he added. Turning to Abia State politics, Kalu expressed confidence in the All Progressives Congress (APC) securing victory in the 2027 governorship race. He commended Club 17\u2019s efforts and pledged continued support for strengthening the party in the region. Earlier, Okoronkwo praised Kalu\u2019s legislative contributions and assured him of the group\u2019s dedication to securing Tinubu\u2019s re-election. Meanwhile, Nnanna confirmed that Club 17 had fulfilled Kalu\u2019s directive to appoint peace marshals across wards in line with the Peace in South East (PISE-P) initiative, reaffirming their loyalty to both Tinubu and the Deputy Speaker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24897,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24896"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24898,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24896\/revisions\/24898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}