2027: South-East ready to return Tinubu, Shettima, Kalu claims
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The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has claimed that the South-East has resolved to support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima in 2027. He recalled that Tinubu, during his tenure as governor of Lagos State between 1999 and 2007, appointed Igbo people into his administration.
Context & Background
✦“South-East Development Commission Bill has been in the Parliament from year to year, Assembly to Assembly, they refused to sign it into law.
Key Figures & Named Entities
2027:The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has claimed that the South-East has resolved to support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima in 2027.Saturday:He spoke on Saturday at the flag-off of the APC Women’s Mobilisation Campaign and South-East Women Empowerment Programme, organised by the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, in Enugu.2027:He urged residents of the South-East to turn out on January 16, 2027, to vote for Tinubu and Shettima, insisting that the region had no alternative presidential ticket.
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Key Takeaways
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✦The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has claimed that the South-East has resolved to support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima in 2027.
✦He recalled that Tinubu, during his tenure as governor of Lagos State between 1999 and 2007, appointed Igbo people into his administration.
✦“South-East Development Commission Bill has been in the Parliament from year to year, Assembly to Assembly, they refused to sign it into law.
Key Facts:2027: The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has claimed that the South-East has resolved to support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima in 2027.Saturday: He spoke on Saturday at the flag-off of the APC Women’s Mobilisation Campaign and South-East Women Empowerment Programme, organised by the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, in Enugu.2027: He urged residents of the South-East to turn out on January 16, 2027, to vote for Tinubu and Shettima, insisting that the region had no alternative presidential ticket.2027: “To this end, I am appealing to Ndi Igbo, come January 16, 2027, we don’t have any other candidate.
Editorial Excerpt
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has claimed that the South-East has resolved to support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima in 2027.
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The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has claimed that the South-East has resolved to support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima in 2027.
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He recalled that Tinubu, during his tenure as governor of Lagos State between 1999 and 2007, appointed Igbo people into his administration.
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The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has claimed that the South-East has resolved to support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima in 2027.
