Bola Tinubu Campaigns for 2027 Re-election in Ebonyi State

President Bola Tinubu appealed to voters in Ebonyi State for support in his re-election bid for the January 16, 2027, presidential election. Represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima at an All Progressives Congress (APC) rally in Abakaliki on Monday, Tinubu cited several federal investments as reasons for seeking another mandate. These include the establishment of the South-East Development Commission, the South-East Vision 2050, and infrastructure projects such as the Trans-Saharan Highway and the Calabar-Ebonyi-Okigwe-Nasarawa-Abuja Superhighway.

Minister of Works Dave Umahi pledged that Ebonyi State would deliver 1.3 million votes for the president, stating that the administration has successfully reintegrated the south-east into Nigeria's political and developmental processes. Shettima urged residents to seek a comprehensive APC victory across the January 16 presidential and National Assembly elections, as well as the February 6 governorship and state assembly contests.

Both Tinubu and Umahi expressed strong support for Governor Francis Nwifuru. Umahi asserted that the APC maintains total control of the state, while Shettima commended the governor for maintaining political unity.