2027 elections: ‘Tinubu Must Stay’ protest rocks Ebonyi as 15,000 supporters stage rally

A professional-President Bola Tinubu solidarity march has swept by way of Ebonyi state, with over 15,000 supporters taking to the streets to declare their backing for his re-election bid forward of the 2027 basic election.

The protesters, beneath the aegis of Ebonyi United Forum, marched throughout components of the state, chanting solidarity songs and displaying placards bearing inscriptions reminiscent of “Tinubu Must Stay,” “Tinubu Beyond 2027” and “We Believe in Tinubu,” in what they described as a counter-mobilisation towards opposition-sponsored protests.

Addressing the mammoth crowd in Abakaliki, the state capital, the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, expressed appreciation to the demonstrators for his or her help for Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the rally as an indication of confidence within the President’s management.

Umahi counseled the protesters for conducting themselves peacefully, whereas accusing opposition politicians of sponsoring anti-Tinubu demonstrations to revive their dwindling political fortunes.

The minister maintained that Nigerians had no cause to protest towards Tinubu, whom he stated was repositioning the nation by way of reforms geared toward financial progress and nationwide growth.

He argued that the opposition lacked path and credible marketing campaign points, insisting that the achievements of the Tinubu administration had made it tough for political opponents to maintain criticism towards the President.

The chief of the protest, Comrade Chinedu Nwali, stated the march was organised to specific displeasure over what he described as makes an attempt by opposition components to distract the Tinubu administration from its growth agenda.

Nwali stated the solidarity rally was additionally designed to sensitise youths and different residents of Ebonyi on what he known as the good points of the President’s insurance policies, including that the group would resist makes an attempt to undermine the administration.

He declared that Ebonyi wouldn’t tolerate what he described as political distractions towards Tinubu, Governor Francis Nwifuru and Umahi, warning that the state would defend their political pursuits by way of lawful and morally acceptable means.

“If other states are sitting on the fence, we Ebonyians are not going to sit on the fence. We must make our stand known because we are people who show appreciation to the numerous projects Mr President has used our son to do in the South-East and Nigeria in general,” Nwali stated.

He added: “This solidarity protest or march, as you may call it, is to warn that the state is locked for Mr President and Governor Nwifuru. Nobody should bring any form of madness in the name of political distraction because we shall resist them with everything legally and morally possible.”

Nwali additional stated Umahi remained a supply of pleasure to the state, insisting that the protesters would shield him towards political assaults over his help for Tinubu, whom he described as the most suitable choice for the South-East and Nigeria.