Political temperature is rising in the South-East ahead of the 2027 general elections, following the surprising endorsement of President Bola Tinubu for a second term by Governor Charles Soludo and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
Governor Soludo made the declaration during President Tinubu’s one-day working visit to Anambra State, where several state projects were commissioned. According to Soludo, the endorsement aligns with APGA’s longstanding tradition of supporting the government at the centre.
“I’m an unrepentant progressive,” Soludo stated. “APGA supported the President in 2011, and that culture hasn’t changed. We have strategically aligned with the centre and are committed to supporting President Tinubu’s re-election.”
The announcement has drawn mixed reactions, particularly within the South-East, a region where the APC has traditionally struggled to gain a strong foothold. While some interpret the move as a strategic alignment aimed at bringing developmental benefits to the region, critics have accused Soludo of political opportunism.
The APC currently governs two of the five states in the South-East—Imo and Ebonyi. With growing support from regional leaders and recent defections to the APC in Delta and Edo states, Tinubu’s influence appears to be expanding across the South-East and South-South.
Tinubu Commends Soludo, Endorses His Re-Election Bid
President Tinubu, visibly impressed by Soludo’s accomplishments, reciprocated the endorsement by expressing full support for Soludo’s re-election in the November 8 gubernatorial polls.
During his visit, the President commissioned several landmark projects, including the new Government House, the Solution Fun City, the Emeka Anyaoku International Centre at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, and the symbolic Light Tower.
“Soludo is my friend, a brilliant thinker, and a visionary,” Tinubu said at a town hall meeting in Awka. “He has laid a solid foundation in Anambra, and we will work together to deliver the dividends of democracy.”
The President also assured residents of Anambra that the Federal Government will partner with the state to address critical issues such as ecological degradation, especially erosion, and to rehabilitate abandoned federal roads.
Bianca Ojukwu Backs Tinubu, Reaffirms Loyalty to APGA
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and APGA Board of Trustees member, Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu, affirmed the party’s collective endorsement of President Tinubu while distancing herself from any plans to defect to the APC.
“This is a consensus of the party,” Ojukwu said. “APGA has previously supported PDP candidates; now we are supporting the President. But I remain firmly in APGA and have no intention of leaving.”
Reactions Trail Endorsement
While some APC figures welcomed APGA’s endorsement as a progressive and unifying move, others—particularly APGA loyalists and opposition leaders—condemned it.
Chief Osita Okechukwu, an APC chieftain, hailed the development as reminiscent of the Zikist era of regional alliances. However, APGA’s founding national chairman, Chief Chekwas Okorie, strongly disagreed.
“Governor Soludo overstepped his bounds,” Okorie said. “He cannot unilaterally adopt a presidential candidate on behalf of APGA. The party has been repeatedly misrepresented by self-serving governors. Soludo’s claim to be APGA’s national leader is false.”
Senator Adolphus Wabara, Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees, criticized the endorsement as a sign of desperation, suggesting it reflected Soludo’s anxiety over securing a second term.
Valentine Ozigbo, a prominent contender in the upcoming Anambra governorship election, went further, branding Soludo’s administration as lacking tangible progress.
“Three years in office, yet no public housing, no structural economic reforms, and no meaningful investment inflows. Soludo’s record is a theatre of missed priorities and political optics,” Ozigbo said.
As the 2027 elections approach, Soludo’s gamble to align with Tinubu could either reshape political dynamics in the South-East—or deepen internal rifts within APGA and the broader opposition.
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