2027: APC Governors endorse Tinubu, Canvass consolidation of ongoing Reforms

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) governors and leaders of the ruling party in Nigeria’s South-South geopolitical zone have given reasons why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda should continue in 2027.
Throwing their weight behind the president’s re-election on Saturday during the party’s stakeholders’ interactive session held in Benin City, Edo State, they cited various reforms currently going on under his watch, notably the student loan initiative and the exemption of low-income earners from tax payments as his key achievements.
Host governor, Monday Okpebholo, also used the occasion to expatiate on the promise he made at the weekend to deliver 2.5 million votes to President Tinubu in 2027, stating that he would use his developmental works in all parts of the state to achieve this.
The event witnessed various prominent figures extolling the leadership qualities of President Tinubu, throwing their weight behind him to continue his Renewed Hope Agenda in 2027 to solidify his developmental strides and put the country on the path of continuous growth.
Prominent speakers at the event included Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representing Edo North senatorial district; Abubakar Momoh, the Minister for Regional Development; the governor of Cross River State, Bassey Otu, who spoke on behalf of the Progressive Governors’ Forum.
Also at the event was the former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva; the Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC) Dr. Samuel Ogbuku; the deputy governor of Edo State, Dennis Idahosa; the Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku; the Secretary to Edo State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilor; the APC National Woman Leader, Mary Alile; and the Chairman of APC in Edo State, Jarret Tenebe.
The various speakers unanimously passed a vote of confidence in both Governor Monday Okpebholo and President Tinubu. They highlighted various reforms currently underway in Nigeria, including the student loan initiative and the exemption of low-income earners from tax payments, as key achievements of the current administration.
In his speech, Governor Okpebholo expressed his gratitude to his fellow governors, emphasising the unprecedented unity displayed by their gathering in Benin City.
According to him, “This is the first time we are seeing unity among the governors coming together in a single room to discuss the progress of this country.”
Governor Okpebholo heaped praises on President Tinubu, describing him as a “capacity working president” who has made “necessary requirements available for us to operate seamlessly.”
He highlighted the President’s “critical reforms” aimed at moving Nigeria forward, noting that “things you think are difficult are made easy through his policies.”
Okpebholo lauded Tinubu’s courage in making tough decisions that have ultimately proven to be beneficial for the nation’s development and growth.
Dismissing skepticism from opposition parties over his promised 2.5m votes from Edo, the governor queried, “How will it not happen when I am already working, constructing good roads?
“We have a president with capacity that is making the money available for us to work. He has embarked on critical reforms for the country, Nigeria. Things that you think are difficult, he is taking decisions on them.
“When I said we are going to deliver 2.5 million votes for the president by 2027, I mean it. But I heard the three men left in the PDP saying how, and I replied that how will it not happen when I am already working on it?
“For instance, I am tarring roads where the former PDP governor comes from. For eight years, he could not tar the roads in his community. I am expecting total votes from them. There are eight communities there and he did not tar any road there for eight years. Their own son did not step his feet in their community, but I was there to campaign and I told them I will come and do the roads and today, we are doing the roads.
“We are able to do all these things because of the support we are getting from the president. Such a man, how do we pay him back? It is by making sure that by 2027, we support him. We have said that in Edo State, our 2.5 million votes are settled.
“When he was campaigning, I was also campaigning to go to the senate. Nobody gave him a chance. They seized everything; they withdrew money from circulation, they made petrol unavailable, it is only the air that is created by God that they could not withdraw from him. There was nothing seizeable to frustrate him that they did not seize but he’s there and he is releasing everything, and you say he will not have that vote; he must have it. I love my president with all my heart, and we will vote for him with all our heart. Wherever he goes we will go.”