Benjamin Kalu: Igbos should invest their votes in Tinubu in 2027

Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, says President Bola Tinubu deserves re-election in 2027.

The deputy speaker said Tinubu deserves a second term in office due to “successes he recorded through bold economic, social, and political reforms in the last two years”.

Kalu spoke when he received members of the Tinubu mandate support group and Club 17 Initiative during courtesy visits in Umuahia, Abia state capital.

He said the president is a “good product” that can be sold for a second term in office and urged Igbos to “invest” their votes in Tinubu during the 2027 presidential election.

“That was a good motivation, thank you. You’re the partners we’ve been waiting for. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a good product to be sold for a second term,” Kalu was quoted in a statement issued by Udora Orizu, his media aide.

“I believed in him a long time ago, but he first believed in me and started assisting me before I met him. I was one of those who went to meet him and beg him to run for president.

“I will continue to stand by him. He’s a progressive Nigerian who wants to leave a legacy. God blessed him; he came to make a good shift in the way the nation is built. He loves and is intentional about the country. He’s doing a lot that has never been done.

“Our business is to tell the people the good work of President Tinubu’s agenda. Igbos should come together. Let’s give President Bola Ahmed Tinubu all the support that he needs.

“We should invest our votes where there’s progress, and that’s Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. It’s on his mandate that we’re going to stand as Ndi Igbo. He came and started giving us relevance, bringing us closer.”

Armstrong Okoronkwo, the chairman of the Tinubu mandate support group, assured Kalu that the groups would work for Tinubu’s re-election.

“We are happy to associate with you; our focus is to go from house to house to tell them about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Tell them what he’s doing for South East and for Abia State in particular,” Okoronkwo said.

“The wisdom of choosing you as the deputy speaker has brightened our chances politically. We need your support to kickstart the campaign for Tinubu.”