Tinubu Will Win Without Support Of The Igbo – APC Chieftain

By Akinwale Kasali

A Chieftain of the  All Progressives Congress, APC, Gbazuagu Nweke has said that the Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will win even without the support of the Igbo.

Nweke the Coordinator of the Independent Campaign Council of the Tinubu/ Shettima Presidential Campaign, spoke weekend in Enugu at the inauguration of  the State and Local Government Area Coordinators of the Tinubu/ Shettima Independent Campaign Council, by   former Senate President, Ken Nnamani.

According to Gbazuagu: “He (Tinubu) will win even without us (The Igbo), but we won’t be left behind. But we are just complementing his election.”

Inaugurating the ICC, Nnamani said his support for Tinubu is not  to get a Ministerial appointment or other benefits if he (Tinubu) wins the 2023 Presidential Election, rather, he said, his motive of supporting Tinubu is for the benefit of the  South-East Zone.

The former Senate President stressed that it is for the Igbo to use their support for Tinubu in 2023 to build bridges across the country, adding that the Presidential Candidate is set to give the Igbo a sense of belonging.

“I’m not looking for Ministerial position because I have outgrown that. We are doing this in the overall interest of our people.

“Ndigbo are using our support for Tinubu and the APC in 2023 to build bridges across the country,” Nnamani said.

He said the Tinubu/Shettima Independent Campaign Council does not take the place of the APC in Enugu State, explaining that it is an initiative of the Presidential Candidate.

He, therefore, urged the Campaign Councils to ensure that the people of Enugu State understood why they needed to vote for Tinubu and the APC.

“Don’t join issues with people who are resorting to insults. Just concentrate on the goal because this is a very serious business,” he added.

Nnamani was the Senate President under the PDP controlled Federal Government. He decamped to the APC a couple of years after his tenure.

However, he has not been able to make much impact in the South-east or Enugu State politics since then.

Enugu has remained firm in the hands of the PDP.