2027 won’t be business as usual – Ufomba

By Clifford Ndujihe

Ochiagha Reagan Ufomba, erstwhile Abia State Governorship Candidate and National Convener of The Nigerian Project, TNP, successful this chat speaks connected the imaginativeness down the revival of the radical 1 twelvemonth after, and pressing nationalist issues ranging from the system to security, and the 2027 elections among others.

 Many Nigerians person mislaid religion successful governmental movements. What makes TNP’s imaginativeness antithetic from others? 

That nonaccomplishment of religion is understandable. Too often, governmental structures person been reduced to ladders for idiosyncratic ambition alternatively than platforms for service. What makes TNP antithetic is our deliberate committedness to ideology. We are not built astir an individual, but astir a shared nationalist vision.

Our imaginativeness is to alteration Nigeria into a federation wherever merit, justice, and accidental are guaranteed, careless of tribe, faith, oregon status. We are gathering an instauration that volition outlive personalities and defy seizure by selfish interests. For us, enactment is not astir occupying office, but astir inspiring trust, uniting a divided people, and mounting Nigeria connected a way of sustainable growth.

 What factual achievements tin you constituent to successful 1 twelvemonth of TNP’s revival and what are your objectives successful the adjacent 2 years? 

In lone 1 year, TNP has achieved what others could not successful a decade. First, we reactivated our structures down to the polling portion level nationwide, bringing backmost aged members and attracting caller converts who had mislaid anticipation successful politics.

Second, we convened dialogues with young professionals, women, civilian society, and religion leaders, ensuring inclusiveness and reflecting Nigeria’s diversity.

Third, we restored credibility to governmental sermon by rejecting wealth politics. Our members are existent believers successful the Nigerian Project. When we revived TNP, galore said, “another radical volition travel and go.” But today, our parable of the sower is taking root—seeds planted connected fertile ungraded are already sprouting successful ideas, alliances, and renewed hope.

Finally, we established a estimation for issue-based politics.

Our short-term nonsubjective is to consolidate our organizational spot nationwide—expanding grassroots networks, grooming our members, and ensuring each Nigerian feels ownership of the movement.

Second, we purpose to signifier nationalist conversations astir policies, not personalities. Nigerians indispensable statement however to hole the economy, betterment elections, amended education, unafraid the nation, and empower women and youth. TNP wants to pb those conversations with clarity and courage.

Third, we volition physique alliances that volition signifier the 2027 elections. We are not naïve; we cognize authorities successful Nigeria requires collaboration. But ours volition beryllium based connected values not transactions.

TNP belongs to Nigerians. Ideologically, it grew from the run operation of General Ibrahim Babangida successful the aboriginal 2000s, and contiguous it has been revived by his admirers and followers—now broadened into a genuinely nationalist movement.

Will TNP align with parties to tract candidates in 2027?

We are preparing for 2027 with 2 guiding principles: credibility and impact. Whether TNP fields its ain candidates oregon forms alliances, 1 information is clear: Nigeria cannot spend concern arsenic accustomed in 2027.

If we contiguous candidates, they volition look from transparent processes, not imposition. If we align, it volition beryllium with partners who stock our values, not opportunistic alliances of convenience. Ultimately, 2027 is not astir TNP alone—it is astir the aboriginal of Nigeria. We are determined to guarantee the close enactment emerges, whether nether our nonstop banner oregon done strategical cooperation.

What is your instrumentality connected Nigeria’s economy?

Nigeria’s economical situation is the effect of decades of mismanagement, over-reliance connected oil, and nonaccomplishment to diversify. TNP’s economical doctrine rests connected 3 pillars: accidental creation, productivity, and shared prosperity.

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