Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor-Kalu, has said it is a must for President Bola Tinubu to get re-elected in the 2027 presidential election.
Speaking during an interview on Channels TV, Mr Kalu ruled out the possibility of anybody contesting against Mr Tinubu in the All Progressives Congress, APC, say “he’s our only candidate”.
While emphasising the need for an Igbo president, the former Abia State governor said 2027 is out of the question.
“I am not going to discuss anything about the Igbo presidency. But I still tell you there is a need for it,” he said.
“The Igbo must present an acceptable candidate to all Nigerians. No one zone can make a president. President Tinubu was not elected by the Yoruba. He was elected by all Nigerians.”
Asked when he believed it was the right time for an Igbo presidency, Mr Kalu said: “Well, in our party we have only one presidential candidate now.
“And Tinubu has to do eight years. It’s a must. You can see the repairs he has done to the economy, and things are starting to pick up again.
“This president is not even doing politics. He has never told anybody he wants to run for election or not.
“But as a party, we have mandated him to run and given him a vote of confidence. The NEC has given him a vote of confidence through a motion proposed by the Governor of Imo State and announced by Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, who is the National Chairman of the party. So, things cannot just get better in one night,” the senator said.
