Ohanaeze Lagos backs Tinubu’s 2027 bid

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo assemblage successful Lagos State connected Monday expressed assurance successful President Bola Tinubu’s re-election prospects up of the 2027 wide elections.

Chief Sunday Udeh, the President General of the socio-cultural group, stated this successful an interrogation with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) successful Lagos.

He spoke during a reconciliation parley convened by Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), Lead Visioner of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, with Igbo leaders implicit caller demolitions successful the state.

Udeh called connected Yorubas and Igbos to coexist peacefully, stressing the request to debar animosity and bitterness betwixt some taste groups.

He said President Tinubu deserved a 2nd word successful 2027, describing him arsenic “a antheral who knows the game”.

“We are not successful uncertainty of his triumph successful 2027. We cognize our party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), volition win,” Udeh said.

He urged the Lagos State Government to proceed supporting the Ndigbo and different taste communities, giving them a consciousness of belonging successful the state.

According to him, relations betwixt Ndigbos and the Lagos authorities became strained aft the 2023 wide elections.

“2027 is close. We cognize our enactment volition instrumentality it. I americium a subordinate and volition enactment for the party,” helium added.

Deacon Charles Obih, National President of the Market Leaders Association of Nigeria (TMLAN), said Igbos successful Lagos would guarantee Tinubu’s re-election successful 2027.

“We volition determination astir to marque definite the re-election of President Tinubu is seamless by the grace of God,” Obih said.

He described Tinubu arsenic a susceptible person who inherited longstanding nationalist challenges but has performed commendably.

“To beryllium frank, if God had not brought a antheral similar him, we bash not cognize wherever this state would beryllium today,” helium added.

Dr Okey Anorue, Eze Ndigbo of Igbogbo/Bayeku and Babaloja of Tejuosho Market, called for a alteration successful the communicative astir Igbo–Yoruba relations successful Lagos.

Anorue said the enslaved betwixt some groups indispensable beryllium strengthened earlier the 2027 elections to forestall authorities from creating divisions.

He urged Igbos not to let themselves to beryllium utilized by politicians to disturbance struggle with their Yoruba hosts.

“We request a peaceful environment. They are our hosts, and we indispensable respect their culture. When successful Rome, behave similar the Romans,” helium said.

Chief Amaka Chibuzor, Ndigbo Women Leader, Coker Aguda, said the purpose of Igbo women successful Lagos was to guarantee Tinubu’s re-election successful 2027.

She described the APC arsenic the strongest enactment and advised Igbos successful Lagos to articulation what she called “the winning team”.

Chief Ebere Odikonaba, erstwhile Woman Leader of Ndigbo successful APC, Oshodi-Isolo, said the Igbos had nary different enactment than the APC.

Mrs Uju Ofohre, an APC women person from Ejigbo LCDA, urged Ndigbo women to reciprocate the kindness shown by Yorubas done governmental support.

“The Yorubas person shown america love. We indispensable instrumentality that emotion by supporting the APC and coming retired en masse successful 2027,” she said.

Ofohre besides appealed to Ndigbo women to backmost whoever emerges arsenic the APC governorship campaigner successful Lagos State. (NAN)

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