A political support group under the umbrella of the South-East Elders Alliance for Tinubu 2027, Enugu North Senatorial District chapter, has formally endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office, citing notable appointments and developmental gains the South-East has recorded under his administration.
The endorsement was announced on Wednesday during the inauguration of the group’s Enugu North Senatorial District chapter in Nsukka, Enugu State.
The group said the South-East geo-political zone had benefited “immensely” from President Tinubu’s government through the appointment of several sons and daughters from the region into key positions.
In a communiqué issued after the inauguration and signed by Hon. Humphrey Nsofor, National Coordinator, South East; Prof. Damian Opata, Deputy National Coordinator; Prof. Chuka Ezema, Coordinator of Strategy for Enugu North Senatorial District; and Dr. Anthony Alumona, Coordinator of Administration for Enugu North, the group called on the President to further solidify his legacy by initiating an executive bill to amend the Nigerian Constitution for the creation of new states.
Part of the communiqué read, “After the inauguration and briefing by the National Coordinator, the Chapter pledged its loyalty to the national body, threw its support behind Hon. Engr. Humphrey C. Nsofor; agreed to key into the 10 reasons the Alliance enunciated for the need to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for re-election as President, come 2027. These have already been widely publicised. Every politics has something local about it. The Enugu North Senatorial District Chapter of this movement has benefitted immensely from President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu within his short time in office.”
Highlighting the appointments made under Tinubu’s administration, the group stated, “These include: The appointment of our worthy son, Vice-Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, of Nsukka Igbo extraction, as Chief of the Naval Staff of Nigeria; the elevation of Frank Mba of Nsukka Igbo extraction to Deputy Inspector General of Police; and the appointment of Prof. Melvin D. Ayogu of Nsukka Igbo extraction as a Member, Board of Directors, Central Bank of Nigeria.
“Under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Prof. Iliyasu Usman was the first Igbo Imam of the Central Mosque, Abuja. Prof. Usman is of Nsukka Igbo extraction.
“The appointment of Dr. Mrs. Amaka Onu as Board Member, Federal Polytechnic, Jigawa State.
“The appointment of Hon. Favour Nkem Asogwa as Board Member, Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Imo State.
The appointment of Chief Eva Asadu of Nsukka Igbo extraction as a Member of the Anambra Imo River Development Basin.
“In addition, under the presidency of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Major General E. I. Okoro of Nsukka Igbo extraction has been appointed Military Secretary, Nigerian Army.”
The group noted that the people of Enugu North Senatorial District, popularly referred to as the Nsukka political zone, “have never had it this good in any Federal administration in the history of Nigeria,” adding, “Your Excellency, we thank you most abundantly. All these appointments are of larger benefit to the Igbo in general.”
The communiqué continued with further appeals, “We plead with President Tinubu to originate and forward to the National Assembly an Executive Bill to amend the constitutional provisions for creating new states in Nigeria. This would help him make history as the first civilian president under whom states were created. We further plead with the President to reduce the very hurting and harsh economic conditions in Nigeria. Particularly, we plead with him to perfect the subsidy programme and stabilize the naira exchange rate. These would help in reducing fuel prices and inflation, especially food inflation.
There is much hunger in the land.”
On insecurity, the group urged the President to modernise the security architecture, “We urge our President to urgently refurbish the security system with a view to greatly reducing insecurity in the country. In this regard, we suggest that the President should seriously consider the idea of setting up a Digital Response Arm / Unit within the Nigerian security system. There are very savvy digital experts across all age ranges in Nigeria.”
Concluding, the group called on all Nigerians to rally behind President Tinubu’s second-term bid.
They said, “Finally, we plead with all Nigerians to support President Tinubu for a second term, come 2027. This would enable him to complete the Southern mandate of eight years. We believe that this would reduce acrimony in the choice of presidential candidates for the 2027 presidential elections.
“Mr. President, may the Almighty God continue to guide your administration in the right direction.”
