Ohanaeze splits as faction backs Tinubu’s re-election

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Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the leading Igbo sociocultural organization, has endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 reelection campaign, claiming that the administration has shown a level of dedication to the South-East not seen since the Civil War ended 55 years ago.

Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the deputy national president of an Ohanaeze group, announced this in a statement released in Abakaliki on Friday, August 8, 2025.

Isiguzoro emphasized Tinubu’s effects in the South-East by pointing out that the Federal Government had set up N1.43 trillion for the building and repair of federal roads in the area, calling the action historic.

Ohanaeze splits as faction backs Tinubu's re-election

He also gave the President credit for approving a $3 billion project to modernize the Eastern Economic Corridor by converting the Port Harcourt–Aba–Ebonyi–Enugu–Makurdi–Lafia–Bauchi–Maiduguri railway from narrow gauge to standard gauge and for establishing the South-East Development Commission (SEDC) to promote economic growth.

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Another calculated move to draw and oversee investments in the region, he said, was the establishment of the South-East Investment Company.

The statement said that Senator Dave Umahi, the Minister of Works, had been assigned the responsibility of communicating the South-East governors’ and Igbo stakeholders’ joint decision over the President’s initiatives.

The statement partially stated, “Ohanaeze Ndigbo affirms that President Tinubu is diligently addressing the critical challenges confronting the South-East and the broader Igbo nation.”

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“Everyone agrees to back his administration through 2031, and his reelection in 2027 is strongly supported. There are significant requirements attached to this support in order to meet our region’s urgent needs.”