By Magnus Aluma
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State, on Monday, held a mega rally to publicly declare their support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in the 2027 general elections.
The rally, which held at the Pa Ngele Oruta Township Stadium in Abakaliki, the state capital, was jointly hosted by the state governor, Francis Nwifuru and the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi.
In his speeches at the rally, the National Chairman of the APC, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, said the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has no place in the state, come 2027 general elections.
He said, “we will return President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for second term and Francis Nwifuru as the Governor of Ebonyi State come come next year’s elections.
“We want to return all the APC Senators, we want to return all the House of Representatives candidates and all the state House of Assembly candidates in 2027,” he added.
The Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, also told the gathering that the state has no other presidential candidate for next year’s general election, than President Bola Tinubu.
Nwifuru said Tinubu has paid a price for the state and deserves its total support for appointing Senator David Umahi the Minister of Works, who, according to him, has performed creditably well.
Speaking further, he said, “Ebonyi has no other presidential candidate other than President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and we will return him in the presidential election.”
According to him, “we are standing here today to tell the whole world especially those who have used Mr. President’s name to orchestrate division and confusion in this great state to know that we have only one party and that is APC.”
“This statement came out on the ground that some people are going round saying that they have discussed with Mr. President and Mr. President has given Ebonyi to PDP and they are saying that Chief Nyesom Wike is their leader and they are saying that Wike said the President has given Ebonyi to him.
Ebonyi is not for sale.
“We are only holding ourselves because the people are with us.
“Nobody should push us because we have all it takes to consume whoever that is trying us, we have all it takes to destroy whoever that is trying us,” he warned
Continuing, he said, “we want to tell Mr. President that he has paid a price to deserve our votes. He gave us what we have never had in the eastern Nigeria, he gave us the Minister of Works. And this Minister of Works is not sitting down, he is a working Minister of Works.”
Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Soludo, Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State counterpart, Hope Uzodinma and their Enugu State counterpart, Peter Mbah who was represented by his Deputy, Ifeanyi Ossai, also declared their support for President Tinubu’s re-election.
The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi said President Bola Tinubu has done what no other President has done in Ebonyi State and entire Southeast by executing numerous projects across the state and the zone.
“Ebonyi State is one party state under Governor Francis Nwifuru. We are not going to make another mistake. like The past was accident of history,” he stresse
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