Tinubu, APC unstoppable in 2027 — Orji Kalu

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has said that President Bola Tinubu will face no serious opposition in the 2027 presidential election, describing the contest as “Tinubu versus Tinubu.”

Kalu made the remarks at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday.

He said the All Progressives Congress (APC) is firmly rooted across the country and enjoys overwhelming support from Nigerians.

According to him, Tinubu’s policies are gradually reshaping the economy and enhancing national security.

“Has he got anyone contesting against him? The election is Tinubu and Tinubu, just like Soludo and Soludo in the just-concluded Anambra election.

“The President has no opposition. Our party is fully on the ground and filled with the people; nobody can say we don’t have the people on the ground.

“We will continue to do what we can to help the Nigerian masses progress.”

Kalu said that he remained committed to supporting Tinubu’s economic recovery plans through pro-people legislation.

“Whatever the problem, the Senate is focused on making laws that will help President Tinubu overcome the economic challenges our people are facing.

“We are focusing on ensuring that Nigerians can eat three times a day,” he said.

Reacting to comments credited to former U.S. President Donald Trump on killings in Nigeria and America’s readiness to act, Kalu said Trump “told the truth,” stressing that attacks across the country have claimed the lives of both Christians and Muslims and should be condemned without bias.

“If it’s a lie, then my answer is that it’s not a lie, because he said the truth. Nigerians are being killed, whether they are Christians or Muslims.

“There are jihadists who just want to destroy Nigeria. We should blacklist them without pity so that they will be eliminated,” he said.

Kalu said that he had personally discussed Nigeria’s security situation with two former U.S. Presidents — one Republican and one Democrat — and six sitting U.S. Senators, who, according to him, expressed readiness to assist Nigeria in tackling terrorism.

“Before President Trump says a word, the American intelligence community must have identified where these terrorists are located.

“You can see that the Nigerian Air Force is already acting, possibly using information shared by the U.S. to bomb terrorist hideouts. That’s how it should be.”

Kalu said part of the global instability stemmed from the U.S. invasions and eliminations of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi and Iraq’s Saddam Hussein, which, he argued, led to the proliferation of arms across Africa.

“When Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein were killed, it became a problem because those people were maintaining their borders.

“After their deaths, light and heavy arms spilled all over the world, and we are suffering from it today,” Kalu said.

He said, contrary to speculation, the U.S. was not targeting President Tinubu’s administration, but rather the jihadist elements responsible for insecurity in Nigeria.

“Nigerians are clapping hands while political opponents think the U.S. is after Tinubu’s government. No! They are going after the jihadists,” Kalu clarified.

Commenting on speculation that Abia Governor Alex Otti may defect from the Labour Party to the APC, Kalu said neither President Tinubu nor any APC leader had pressured anyone to join the ruling party.

“Let’s be honest, neither I nor other senators, the Senate President, or President Tinubu have ever forced anybody to join our party. I have met with my governor; he is my brother and used to be my banker. Whether he joins or not is up to him.

“But as for me, I will work 100 per cent for the APC, campaign in the state, and ensure that we secure victory for President Tinubu and every APC candidate.”

On the likelihood of Anambra Governor Prof. Charles Soludo joining the APC after his re-election, Kalu expressed confidence that the APGA governor would eventually join the party.

“Soludo is a progressive like myself, President Tinubu, Senate President Akpabio, and the governors of Imo, Ebonyi, and Enugu.

“He has no alternative but to come and join us; it’s confirmed,” he asserted.

On the economy, Kalu said that the macroeconomy was doing well, but noted that the microeconomy was still struggling.

He acknowledged the hardships many citizens face but maintained that macroeconomic indicators were improving.

“As a businessman, I feel the pain too. The macroeconomy is doing well, but the microeconomy is not.

“Foreign investors are coming in, and what is left is for this progress to trickle down to the masses so that people can eat daily and return to farming,” he said.

Kalu said both the President and the Senate were working relentlessly to revive the economy and restore food security.

“President Tinubu has put his life into revamping the economy, and the Senate is also doing its best to ensure that Nigerians feel the progress.”

Addressing reports of initial moves to impeach the President of the Senate, Kalu dismissed the tension as a “family misunderstanding,” insisting that lawmakers remained united in supporting the leadership and the national agenda.

“There were attempts, but we didn’t allow that to happen. We are one big family, and it’s not going to happen,” he said.

Ardo  Zubairu 

National Secretary 

TInubu Re- Election Project 2027 . Office Phones: 

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