**z* ‘No qualms about President’s second term’
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will complete two terms in office, Abia North Senator Orji Uzor Kalu announced on Monday.
The former Senate Chief Whip spoke last night on a national television political programme.
He said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has no other candidate to fly its flag in 2027 besides President Tinubu.
Kalu, a former Abia State governor, ruled out the possibility of an Igbo presidency in 2027, despite acknowledging the need for one in the future.
“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.”
When asked if he believed the time was right for an Igbo president, the senator instead reinforced his earlier stance on President Tinubu’s reelection bid, stressing that the President’s second term remained non-negotiable.
“Well, in our party, we have only one presidential candidate now. President 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 an election or not.
“But as a party, we have mandated him to run and given him a vote of confidence. The party’s National Executive Council (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,” Kalu added. Tinubu is APC’s only candidate for 2027, says Orji Kalu
