Tinubu Must ‘Do Eight Years’, Says Orji Kalu

Senator Orji Kalu says President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must complete eight years in office, whether he likes it or not.
Kalu, who was recently appointed as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the South East Development Commission, SEDC, by the Nigerian Senate noted that the president deserves a second term in office for turning the country around for good.
The former Abia state governor made the remark on Channels TV programme, Politics Today, saying the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, had already passed a vote of confidence on him to run for a fresh four year term.
According to the senator, the president has yet to declare his interest in the next presidential election but the party has mandated him to run, urging Nigerians to support Tinubu to run again because of what “he has done to the economy and things are starting to pick up again.”
‘It’s a must’ for Tinubu to run for the Nigerian Presidency, Kalu said, even though the president has yet to show interest in the 2027 presidential election.
He added that Tinubu is the sole presidential candidate of the APC as the ruling party is not considering any other candidate to run under its umbrella.
“Well, in our party we have only one presidential candidate now. And Tinubu has to do eight years. It’s a must. You can see the repairs he has done to the economy and things are starting to pick up again. This president is not even doing politics. He has never told anybody he wants to run for election or not,” he said.
“But as a party, we have mandated him to run and given him a vote of confidence. The NEC has given him a vote of confidence, through a motion proposed by the Governor of Imo State and announced by Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, who is the National Chairman of the party. So things cannot just get better in one night.”
President Tinubu tenure expires on May 29, 2027 but can run again for the nation’s highest office if he chooses to as the Constitution allows for eight years maximum terms for whoever is occupying the office.