APGA Backs Tinubu for 2027 at Awka Campaign Launch

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) launched its national campaign for the 2027 elections in Awka on November 6 and announced its support for President Bola Tinubu as its presidential candidate. At the rally, Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo presented party flags to 44 APGA candidates contesting legislative seats in the state.

The 44 candidates include three seeking Senate seats, 11 running for the House of Representatives and 30 contesting seats in the Anambra House of Assembly. Party members and candidates from other states also attended the rally and were urged to campaign for themselves and Tinubu. One report put the national number of candidates presented at more than 253.

Soludo said APGA was officially adopting Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election and urged party members to take his re-election campaign seriously. He said the party’s legislative candidates should also seek voters’ support, with presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for January 16, 2027, and state assembly elections scheduled for February 6.

Soludo cited federal infrastructure projects in the South East as a reason for the party’s backing. He pointed to work on the Enugu-Onitsha...