The Igbo Political Movement under the Igbo Delegate Assembly (IDA), representing the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), weekend said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu needs another four years to consolidate the economic reforms initiated by his administration.
The group said the reforms, particularly the removal of fuel subsidy and unification of the foreign exchange market, were difficult but necessary measures that require sufficient time to mature and deliver their intended benefits.
Addressing the press in Kaduna on its position ahead of 2027, the director-general of the movement, Chief John Amaechi Onwe, said the Igbos in the north will work to ensure President Tinubu’s return back to office.
Onwe said the decision followed consultations with traders, industrialists, youth, women and community leaders across the 19 northern states and the FCT, adding that the group believed continuity was necessary to sustain the gains it attributed to the administration.
He said the government’s infrastructure push, including the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway and access roads around the Second Niger Bridge, was particularly significant to businesses because of the role of transportation infrastructure in trade and commerce.
