Tinubu is APC’s sole candidate for 2027, He must do eight years – Orji Kalu

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, who represents Abia North and is a former governor of Abia State, said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has only one presidential candidate for 2027.

He stressed the need for an Igbo president in the future but ruled out the 2027 election by saying that President Bola Tinubu “must complete 8 years” in office.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Kalu stated, “I am not going to discuss anything about the Igbo presidency. But I still tell you there is a need for it.”

He added that the Igbo should put forward a candidate acceptable to all Nigerians, noting that no single zone should be solely responsible for electing a president.

“President Tinubu was not elected by the Yoruba. He was elected by all Nigerians,” he said.

When asked about the right time for an Igbo presidency, Kalu chose instead to focus on Tinubu’s reelection. “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 explained. He further noted that the party had already given Tinubu a vote of confidence through a motion proposed by the Governor of Imo State and confirmed by Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the party.

Kalu concluded by reminding his audience that changes in leadership and improvements in the economy do not happen overnight.