Ndigbo should support Tinubu in 2027, says Deputy Speaker Kalu

From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has said that Ndigbo must be strategic with their votes in the 2027 general election.

Kalu, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogu, on Wednesday, gave the charge during a New Year visit to a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Chris Adighije, in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State.

The Deputy Speaker implored Ndigbo to invest in their political future by supporting President Bola Tinubu for a second term in the 2027 presidential poll, noting that the President does not forget loyalty.

According to him, “one of the messages I would like to pass to the people of Olokoro, to the people of Abia State, and to the Ndi Igbo is that, it’s about time we started investing our votes not wasting our votes. So, this is Operation Invest Your Votes, Don’t Waste Your Votes.

“It is about time the Igbos began to buy shares in our democracy, so that we can ask for dividends; and how you buy shares in democracy is through the numbers of our votes. The currency with which we purchase dividends in our democracy is called Votes. The number of votes determines the number of dividends.

“Let us sow, so that we can reap. And at the moment, the best fertile ground for us to sow, as we enter into 2027 is the one that is within the southern political corridor. At the moment, what is in the southern political corridor is President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. We should not make the mistake of fighting ourselves. Let us have a handshake today, so that tomorrow they will return it.

“So, this is the message of the new year that I want us to take because by the next new year, it will be late. Let us have that mindset, the clarion call now is let us have a handshake with the south west, so that when our own time comes, we will ask them to return the match.”

According to the statement, Adighije, in his response, noted that “this message of goodwill from President Bola Tinubu has penetrated the entire Olokoro; and by the way, Olokoro is one of the three clans that made up Umuahia South. Olokoro has 4 large electoral wards. Ubakala which is the other clan has 3 wards.

God has made it possible for you to come and visit me.

“Last time, we got it wrong, and we should not repeat the same mistake.

Rt. Hon, the only thing I will say to you is thank you very much, God will bless you and He will prolong your life.”