NASS LEADERSHIP BACKS TINUBU FOR 2027 ELECTION

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By Oduola F.A.

The leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives has thrown its weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid, asserting that Nigeria is on a trajectory of growth and development.

Speaking at the APC National Summit held Thursday at the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who initiated the motion of support, noted that the 2023 election was a tough battle for Tinubu.

Joined by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, among others, Akpabio expressed optimism about the future.

He predicted that Tinubu would secure even more states in the 2027 elections, stating that he sees a clear shift in momentum in the President’s favour.

He stated, “If this President has done well, isn’t it our responsibility to say so? And if he hasn’t done well, isn’t it also our duty to serve him a notice of impeachment?

“We are not giving him a notice of impeachment. We are giving him a notice that it was difficult for him in 2023. But in 2027, I see everything turning around. I see things changing. The number of states that are coming to join you is growing.

“As I was leaving today, a senator grabbed my dress and said, please take me there. I told him, “You can’t come now. And he is a Labour Party senator, I won’t mention his name.

“But just imagine, he is a Labour Party senator, pleading to be brought in. This reflects the political sagacity of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”

Akpabio remarked that despite the challenges, President Tinubu is actively working to reposition Nigeria.

He continued, “Despite very difficult times, he has managed to set Nigeria on a path to growth, confirmed by the international community and by the International Monitoring Forum.

“It is evident that Nigerians, especially those at the grassroots, are very enthusiastic. Even members of the National Assembly and senators have said they’ve never had it this good.

“I hereby move, and let it be moved that not only should President Bola Ahmed Tinubu be the sole presidential candidate of the APC in 2027, but he should also be the unanimous choice of the Nigerian people.”

The Senate President stated that with opposition parties, particularly the PDP, in disarray, President Tinubu should be re-elected in 2027 as the sole candidate.

“All other political parties are in disarray. I went to my state and saw the PDP’s umbrella,it had over 100 holes. Very soon, you will hear the news, though it’s not my place to announce it. But I know the National Chairman has already hinted at it, everything (political structure) in the South-South has collapsed in your favor.

“This reflects what is happening across the nation. Nigerians are saying that because you have handled a difficult job successfully, it’s time we reward you by returning you to the Presidency for a second term.

“Therefore, as the Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I move that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu return, first, as the APC’s sole presidential candidate, and secondly, as Nigeria’s next President in 2027.”

Akpabio’s position was fully supported by other National Assembly leaders, with no dissenting voices.