The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Sly Ezeokenwa, has dismissed claims that Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term during the president’s recent visit to the state.
Speaking on The Morning Brief, a Channels Television breakfast programme, Ezeokenwa insisted that such interpretations are false and misrepresent what transpired during the presidential visit.
He maintained that Governor Soludo, who also serves as the national leader of APGA, merely welcomed the president and advocated for a unified progressive front to rebuild Nigeria.
“There is a wrong impression of the President’s visit to Anambra. It is wrong to say that Governor Soludo has endorsed President Tinubu’s second term in office. I was present during the President’s visit, and I listened to the Governor’s statement,” Ezeokenwa said.
He explained that the governor used the opportunity to invite the president into a national dialogue among ideologically progressive political parties working together for the country’s good, not to declare support for any undeclared 2027 candidacy.
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“What the Governor did was to call on the President as one of the leaders and a member of one of the progressive parties. Because we are trying as much as possible to see how we can make Nigeria work,” he said.
According to Ezeokenwa, Soludo’s comments were made within the framework of his policy blueprint, which encourages cooperation between all parties that share progressive values, regardless of political differences.
He further clarified that APGA has not yet taken any position on the 2027 presidential election, nor has President Tinubu declared his intention to seek re-election.
According to him, additionally, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has yet to release a timetable for the next presidential contest.
“It is the decision of APGA to determine whether we’re going to have a candidate for the presidency next year or not. And Mr. President is yet to declare whether he is running for another term in office,” Ezeokenwa noted.
Source: Channels TV
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