Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, the leadership of the National Assembly on Thursday endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for second term.
The endorsement took place at the National Summit of the All Progressives Congress, held in Abuja, on Thursday.
The endorsement was moved by the Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and seconded by Hon. Tajudeen Abass, the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
This followed an earlier endorsement of Tinubu as the sole candidate of the APC in the 2027 by Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo State and Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum.
Akpabio moved that Tinubu should be adopted as the sole candidate of the APC for the Presidency in 2027.
He said, “Nigerians are saying that because you have done a difficult job well, that it is time to reward you by sending you back to the Presidency for a second term in office.”
Akpabio stated that the endorsement was based on the political sagacity of President Tinubu. Whom, he said, had been able to set Nigeria on the path of economic growth As confirmed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
According to the Senate President, Nigerians and people at the grassroots were very excited, and that members of the National Assembly were also excited. This is because we had never had it so good.
In supporting the Senate President, the Speaker of House of Representatives, Abass said he stood on behalf of 109 Senators and 360 members of the House of Representatives, and all the 36 Speakers and their members, to second the motion raised by the Senate President.
As the politicking for the 2027 general elections picks up, many more endorsements are billed to be seen by Nigerians.