Tinubu: ‘We Are Not Relying On Governors Or Defections To Win’ – APC Chieftain, Kalu

Former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has stated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will not rely on defections or sitting governors to help President Bola Tinubu win the 2027 election.

Naija News reports that Kalu made this known on Monday, during an interview on TVC News Journalists’ Hangout anchored by Babajide Otitoju.

Kalu, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on South-East Development Commission (SEDC), said APC is relying on hard work to ensure that Tinubu emerge victorious.

According to him, the party’s growing strength in the South-East is the product of consistency, sacrifice, and visible development projects across the region by Tinubu.

He said, “We are not relying on governors or defections to win. We are relying on hard work. Politics is about commitment and results, not noise. We are on the ground and determined to ensure that President Tinubu and all APC candidates perform well in 2027, especially in Abia and across the South-East.

 “In 2019, President Buhari got over 60% of the votes in my constituency, Abia North. Tinubu didn’t do well in 2023 because we didn’t mobilise enough, but this time, we are ready. Our people are beginning to see the progress in roads and infrastructure. The President has opened up roads long abandoned, and he’s doing it.”

Speaking further, Kalu dismissed the claims that the South-East has been marginalised since the civil war.

He said, “The South-East Is Not Marginalised, But Excluded Since the War.

“I can always tell you that the South-East is not really marginalised, but we were put out of the scheme of things since after the civil war,” he said. “I didn’t start the war, and I didn’t fight in it, nor did I end it. What we need is sincerity and equity so that we can all move together and develop the country.”

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