2027: Abia ex-Speaker backs Tinubu’s re-election, declares senatorial ambition
He urged the people to remain steadfast in their support for the President, assuring them that the benefits of the reforms would eventually be felt.
A former Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Christopher Enweremadu, has declared support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027.
According to The Punch, Enweremadu made the declaration during an enlarged political meeting of members of the All Progressives Congress and other political parties in Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area on Saturday.
At the meeting, the former Speaker also announced his intention to contest the Abia Central Senatorial District seat in the 2027 general election.
Speaking on why the President deserves the support of Nigerians, Enweremadu said that despite the current economic hardship in the country, Tinubu had introduced far-reaching policies aimed at stabilising the economy and strengthening Nigeria’s position in the international community.
He urged the people to remain steadfast in their support for the President, assuring them that the benefits of the reforms would eventually be felt.
“The President means well for the Igbo. If they vote massively for Tinubu in 2027, the President will always remember them,” he said.
“In the last election, we did not vote for President Tinubu the way it should have been. But in 2027, nobody is talking about 25 per cent votes for the President; we are going to give him over 80 per cent of Abia votes.”
Enweremadu also raised concerns about what he described as the political marginalisation of Isiala Ngwa North in the Abia Central Senatorial District.
“Since the return of democracy in 1999, Isiala Ngwa North is the only local government area out of the six that make up Abia Central Senatorial District that has not produced a senator from the zone,” he said.
“We in Isiala Ngwa North have paid our dues. Personally, I have, in one way or another, helped people like Senators Chris Adighije, Bob Nwanunu, and Nkechi Nwaogu to go to the Senate. Now it is our turn, and I believe they will reciprocate by supporting me or any candidate that may emerge from Isiala Ngwa North.”
Enweremadu, who also served as Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Abia State, said that if he secures his party’s ticket and eventually wins the election, he will deploy his experience to ensure the senatorial district gets its fair share of development.
“Some people say I am too young to go to the Senate, that the upper legislative chamber is not for small boys. How can I be a small boy at 59? By next year, I will be 60. The only thing is that such people do not know what to use to campaign against me,” he said.
“If I am elected, I will use my wealth of experience to ensure that my people get what is due to them.”
Enweremadu, a former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, explained that he left the party to join the All Progressives Congress so that his people could benefit from the current political arrangement at the federal level.
The Director-General and Coordinator of the City Boy Movement in Isiala Ngwa North, Tony Otuonye, said Enweremadu was committed to building a new political relationship between Isiala Ngwa North and other local government areas in Abia State.
Other speakers at the meeting, including Chiefs Uzoma Onwauka, Lucky Nwaogu, Okey Nguma, Joshua Onyenkwere, and Elizabeth Esochaghi, commended Enweremadu’s leadership and political foresight.
They described him as a committed leader dedicated to the development and political advancement of the area and pledged their support for his senatorial ambition.
