President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election machinery has received a strategic boost from the Igbo Political Movement across the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), operating under the Igbo Delegate Assembly (IDA) [cite: 1.1.3].
Addressing a packed press conference, the Director-General of the movement, Chief John Amaechi Onwe, announced that the coalition is throwing its full weight behind the President, committing to mobilize a baseline of two million votes for the All Progressives Congress (APC) [cite: 1.1.3]. Grounding the decision in extensive consultations with Igbo traders, industrialists, youth leaders, and women across major northern commercial hubs like Kano, Zaria, Kaduna, and Abuja, the group argued that long-term economic reforms require continuity rather than disruption [cite: 1.1.3].
- Rejecting Sectional Politics: Brushing aside pressure to line up strictly along ethnic fault lines, Onwe made it clear that the group’s focus is anchored on results, business stability, and inclusive governance in the North [cite: 1.1.3].
- Down-Ballot Backing: The movement pledged to deploy its grassroots networks to campaign not just for the presidency, but for APC governorship and legislative candidates across all northern states [cite: 1.1.3].
“We call on all Nigerians to shun division, politics of bitterness, and ethnic bigotry. Let us judge leaders by results. President Tinubu, the Igbo nation in 19 Northern states in Nigeria and FCT is with you. Finish the job you have started,” Onwe declared [cite: 1.1.3].
As the 2027 political chess match intensifies, the open endorsement adds a compelling cross-ethnic dynamic to the scramble for northern urban and commercial electorates [cite: 1.1.3].
