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Anambra Council Chairman Urges Nigerians to Back Tinubu’s 2027 Re-election

From The Punch · () English

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  • Orumba South Local Government Chairman Shedrack Azubuike urged Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
  • He cited federal projects in Anambra, including the Second Niger Bridge, road expansions and rehabilitation of the First Niger Bridge.
  • Azubuike also called on Anambra residents to support Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s development agenda and closer cooperation with the federal government.

Shedrack Azubuike, chairman of Orumba South Local Government Area in Anambra State, has asked Nigerians across the country’s 774 local government areas to support President Bola Tinubu’s bid for re-election in 2027.

Speaking in Awka, Azubuike pointed to the federal government’s infrastructure projects in Anambra as evidence of what he called the benefits of cooperation and constructive leadership. He said Tinubu’s relationship with Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo had helped the state attract federal projects, investment and development initiatives.

We are urging Nigerians to support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections.

— Shedrack AzubuikeThe Orumba South council chairman made the appeal while highlighting federal infrastructure projects in Anambra.

The projects he listed included the Second Niger Bridge and an ongoing 17-kilometre dualised access road. He also cited the approved dualisation of the 108-kilometre Otuocha-Anam-Abaji Road and the 150-kilometre Oba-Nnewi-Uga-Ihube/Okigwe Junction Road.

These projects are evidence that when the state and federal governments work together, our people stand to benefit.

— Shedrack AzubuikeAzubuike linked federal-state cooperation to development and investment in Anambra.

Azubuike said the Benin-Asaba Expressway would be extended by nine kilometres to the Second Niger Bridge. He also mentioned the rehabilitation of the First Niger Bridge, including the replacement of vandalised structural components and the installation of solar-powered streetlights and closed-circuit television cameras.

He urged Ndi Anambra to look beyond party politics, remain united behind Soludo’s development agenda and support Tinubu’s 2027 campaign. He said continuity, cooperation and constructive engagement were necessary for sustainable development.

The future we desire requires partnership, not unnecessary confrontation.

— Shedrack AzubuikeHe called for cooperation between Anambra State and the federal government.
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