Senate President Godswill Akpabio says 2027 election is settled in South-South, declaring that the region will deliver massive votes for President Bola Tinubu in the January 16, 2027 presidential election.
Akpabio made the statement at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential rally in Benin City, Edo State, where party leaders and supporters gathered to mobilise support for Tinubu’s re-election.
He told the gathering that all states in the South-South had joined the APC and that the region would outperform other geopolitical zones in the election.
“2027 is over. All the states in the South-South are now APC. This is my zone, and we resolve in this zone that no other zone in Nigeria will beat this zone. We will vote massively for President Tinubu come January 16, 2027,” he said.
Akpabio also declared that Tinubu had no political rival in the region.
“President Tinubu has no competitor in the whole of the South-South,” he added.
The Senate President said the region had agreed to support Tinubu’s second-term ambition. He added that the unity among party members would reflect in the votes cast on election day. Akpabio, who represents Akwa Ibom State in the Senate, urged residents of Edo and other South-South states to participate in the election.
He called on voters to support Tinubu and APC candidates across the country.
The 2027 presidential election is scheduled for January 16, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Akpabio’s declaration comes as the APC intensifies its nationwide campaign activities ahead of the general election.
