2027: Soludo Targets 50% Of Anambra Votes For Tinubu As APGA Adopts President
Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has declared that the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) is targeting at least 50 per cent of the state’s votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election.
Soludo made the declaration on Friday, November 6, 2026, during the inauguration of APGA’s 2027 national campaign at Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, where he formally announced the party’s decision to adopt Tinubu as its preferred presidential candidate.
The governor, who is also a national leader of APGA, said the party would not present a presidential candidate of its own in the forthcoming election, insisting that Tinubu would enjoy its support.
“Today, we adopt the APC presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as our candidate. We don’t have a presidential candidate. Tinubu is our candidate,” Soludo declared.
Explaining the decision, the governor said Tinubu had demonstrated love and concern for the Igbo people, particularly Anambra State.
He recalled that during Tinubu’s tenure as governor of Lagos State, several Anambra indigenes were appointed to strategic positions in the state government.
Soludo also argued that APGA’s decision was consistent with its previous political arrangements, noting that the party had supported presidential candidates of the ruling party in past elections.
THE 2023 VOTING RECORD
Making a case for Tinubu’s adoption, Soludo recalled that the president secured fewer than 5,000 votes in Anambra State during the 2023 presidential election.
He, however, argued that despite the relatively poor electoral support Tinubu received from the state, his administration had continued to address some of the challenges confronting Anambra and the wider South-East region.
“We gave him only about 5,000 votes, and yet he is doing wonderful works in the state,” the governor said.
According to Soludo, supporting Tinubu in 2027 would give Anambra and the South-East a stronger political position to engage the Federal Government and negotiate for development projects and other regional interests.
“We need to vote for him in order to sit with the government at the centre and negotiate for the development of the South-East and Anambra State. We are targeting 50 per cent for the President,” he added.
POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SOUTH-EAST
APGA’s endorsement represents a significant political alignment ahead of the 2027 presidential election, particularly given the party’s influence in Anambra State and its historical association with the South-East political landscape.
The decision also places Soludo at the centre of Tinubu’s re-election mobilisation in a region where the president recorded relatively limited electoral support in 2023.
Tinubu secured 5,111 votes in Anambra State in the 2023 presidential election, while Labour Party candidate and former Anambra governor, Peter Obi, won overwhelmingly in the state.
Soludo’s 50 per cent target therefore represents an ambitious attempt to significantly improve the president’s electoral performance in the state.
However, APGA’s endorsement does not automatically translate into the votes of Anambra residents, who retain the constitutional right to make independent choices at the ballot box.
The governor will have to convince voters that supporting Tinubu offers tangible benefits for the state and the wider South-East, particularly in areas such as infrastructure, security, economic development and federal representation.
With the 2027 elections approaching, the political alignment between APGA and the APC is expected to generate further debate over the future of opposition politics, regional interests and the South-East’s approach to national political negotiations.
For now, Soludo has made his position clear: APGA will support Tinubu for president in 2027, while targeting at least half of Anambra’s votes for the incumbent.