PORT HARCOURT – Former militant chief and Chairman of Tantita Safety Providers Nigeria Restricted, Authorities Ekpemupolo, popularly referred to as Tompolo, has thrown his weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election marketing campaign for 2027.
Talking throughout an interview on Come up Tv yesterday, Tompolo mentioned it could be unjust to demand a shift of energy to the North after former President Muhammadu Buhari’s eight years in workplace. He urged Nigerians to help Tinubu to finish his two constitutional phrases.
“We don’t need anyone to trigger issues. He ought to be allowed to finish his two constitutional phrases, then we’ll vote for one more particular person to take over in 2031,” he acknowledged.
Tompolo praised Tinubu’s management expertise and revealed plans to launch a nationwide marketing campaign, together with outreach to northern states, to rally help for the president’s second time period. He additionally disclosed that conventional rulers throughout the South-South area have endorsed Tinubu’s re-election bid.
“The President has what it takes to raise Nigeria. We are going to go even to the North to marketing campaign for his second tenure,” Tompolo added.
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He additional expressed optimism that the political rift between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, can be resolved, citing Tinubu’s long-standing dedication to democracy.
In a associated growth, the Yoruba Youth Socio-Cultural Affiliation (YYSA) has urged former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, to reject calls to affix opposition forces searching for to problem Tinubu’s re-election.
In an announcement issued yesterday in Ibadan, YYSA Nationwide President, Olalekan Hammed, described Kwankwaso as a significant political determine who shouldn’t affiliate with what he termed a “weak coalition.”
“The coalition lacks the power wanted to dislodge the ruling social gathering in 2027. It isn’t akin to the strategic alliance that unseated former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015,” Hammed mentioned.
Based on him, real coalitions contain mergers of main events throughout areas, not gatherings of disgruntled politicians led by the likes of Atiku Abubakar and Nasir el-Rufai.
Because the political panorama begins to warmth up forward of 2027, key endorsements and alliances are quickly taking form, signaling a fiercely aggressive election season forward.
