By Mephy James
One of the political leaders in the South East Nigeria and member of the Governing Board of the North East Development Commission,(NEDC), Rt. Hon. Sam Onuigbo has made case for a second term in office of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Addressing the media in Abuja, Onuigbo who represented Ikwuano/Umuahia North and Umuahia South Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023 said Tinubu deserves a second term in office based on what he described as his “exceptional performance and landmark achievements in the past two years”.
The chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), while reacting to the defection of Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah and, Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC said he was not surprised that more governors are joining the party
His words: “This is a good omen for APC, the South-East and South-South. I am excited about the development and looking forward to more governors joining our party”
Rt. Hon. Onuigbo said the development has significantly improved President Tinubu’s chances of winning the South-East, South-South and South-West geo-political zones in the 2027 presidential election.
Speaking specifically on what Governor Peter Mbah’s defection to APC means to the South-East , the former National Assembly member argued that it will complement President Tinubu’s economic policies, which he said are “yielding fruits”
Onuigbo argued further: “with three out of the five South-East states now under the APC, the region is better positioned to negotiate from a point of strength with the federal government.
Answering a question on alleged diversion of local government funds by some governors, the former federal lawmaker who has been calling for true financial autonomy for local governments over the years disclosed that the action of such governors is an impediment on development at the third tier of government and also fuelling insecurity.
He said Nigerians should hold their governors accountable because more money is now going to the states.
