By Jethro Ibileke
The South-South stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Saturday, adopted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as their sole candidate in the 2027 presidential election.
The stakeholders also adopted the Governors of Akwa-Ibom, Cross River, Delta and Edo as the sole candidates of the party, during their respective governorship elections.
Present at the meeting were Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Governors Umo Bassey Eno of Akwa-Ibom, Prince Bassey Edet of Cross Rivers and Monday Okpebholo (Edo), while Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State was represented by his Deputy, Monday Onyeme.
The four Governors and Ministers, Federal and state lawmakers on the platform of the APC, and all political appointees from the region.
APC National Vice Chairman (South-South) Victor Tombari Giadom, who read the communique, commended Tínubu for his transformational agenda.
He also commended the President for the creation of the South-South Development Commission and the ongoing construction of the Lagos.
He also commended the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, for making the region proud by supporting President Tínubu and his infrastructural transformation of the federal capital territory.
He appealed to the Governors of Bayelsa and Rivers States to join the APC.
The Leader of the House of Representatives, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, moved a motion for the adoption of the communique, and was seconded by Senator Adams Oshiomhole.
In his speech, the acting national chairman of the APC, Alhaji Ali Bukar Dalori, commended the leadership of the party in the region for organising the meeting.
Dalori, who formally welcomed the governors of Akwa-Ibom and Rivers states to the party, however, added that the President Tinubu-led government has no intention to turn Nigeria into a one-party state.
Also speaking, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, boasted that the entire region will soon come under the control of the APC.
He also hinted that the Governors Siminialayi Fubara and Duoye Diri of Bayelsa and Rivers States might soon join the party.
Earlier in his welcome remark, the host Governor, Monday Okpebholo, noted that the South-South region is gradually getting its footing, in terms of good governance, with the support of President Tínubu.