THE Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has explained why his political party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, adopted President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress as its preferred presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
File: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Soludo, who cited APGA’s history of political alliances and its relationship with the Federal Government, cited growing cooperation between APGA and the APC, as well as shared “progressive ideals”, as factors informing the party’s decision to support Tinubu in 2027.
He stated this at an event on Sunday, recalling that APGA had taken a similar position in 2011 when it adopted the then President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party as its presidential candidate.
He said, “When we were contesting for election recently, there were some people who came to chase us away, but during that period, there was a person that believes that ‘progressives are working together’, and that person supported APGA to survive in Anambra.
“And that person is Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and he is the presidential candidate of APGA today. In 2011, APGA, under a leadership in Anambra, understood that we need an alliance with the centre, therefore, the party adopted then President Goodluck Jonathan of the PDP as its presidential candidate, so we got the support from the centre and that is the reason APGA is still existing till today.
“Overtime, that alliance between the centre and APGA has gotten stronger. For next year’s election, APGA following that same tradition, has now formally adopted Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as its presidential candidate.
“If you are a supporter of APGA, on January 16, 2027, when you get your ballot paper, cast your vote for Tinubu for presidential, then APGA for Senate, House of Representatives, and State House of Assembly.”
