The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has officially adopted President Bola Tinubu as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections, marking a significant political alignment with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The decision was announced on Friday in Awka, Anambra State, during the inauguration of the party’s national campaign for the upcoming polls.
Prof. Charles Soludo, the Governor of Anambra State and a national leader of APGA, confirmed the adoption, stating that the party does not have its own presidential candidate and will instead support the APC’s nominee. “Today, we adopt the APC Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, as our candidate,” Soludo said, emphasizing that Tinubu is the only presidential candidate for the party in 2027.
Soludo justified the move by highlighting President Tinubu’s demonstrated concern for the Igbo people and the residents of Anambra. He recalled that during his tenure as Governor of Lagos State, Tinubu appointed several indigenes of Anambra to strategic positions. The governor also noted that APGA has historically supported the presidential candidate of the ruling party in previous elections, describing the current decision as a continuation of that established political arrangement.
“We gave him only about 5,000 votes, and yet he is doing wonderful works in the state,” Soludo said, referring to the roughly 5,000 votes Anambra State recorded for Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election.
Despite the modest vote share in the previous cycle, Soludo argued that President Tinubu has continued to address challenges facing the state and the broader Southeast region. He urged residents of Anambra to support Tinubu in 2027, asserting that doing so would provide the region with a stronger platform to engage with the Federal Government and negotiate for its development.
In a notable declaration, the governor stated his intention to deliver 50 percent of Anambra State’s votes to Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. “We need to vote for him in order to sit with the government at the center and negotiate for the development of the Southeast and Anambra,” Soludo said, setting a specific target for the party’s electoral performance in the state.
<small>Source: Vanguard News — read the original story there.</small>
