{"id":122240,"date":"2025-09-13T22:11:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T21:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=122240"},"modified":"2025-09-13T22:11:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T21:11:31","slug":"southern-ex-lawmakers-endorse-tinubu-as-sole-candidate-for-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/southern-ex-lawmakers-endorse-tinubu-as-sole-candidate-for-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Ex-Lawmakers Endorse Tinubu as Sole Candidate for 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Southern Caucus of the National Forum of Former Legislators has endorsed President Bola Tinubu as the sole candidate of the South in the 2027 presidential election, declaring that the region must complete its full eight-year tenure before power rotates to the North in 2031.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In a communiqu\u00e9 issued at the end of its summit in Abeokuta, the caucus threw its weight behind Tinubu, praising his administration\u2019s \u201cinnovative reforms,\u201d including the creation of Regional Development Commissions, local government autonomy, the student loan scheme, and deregulation of the electricity sector.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe affirm that it is the turn of the South to complete its tenure,\u201d the statement read. \u201cAccordingly, we adopt President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the sole candidate of the South. It is in the best interest of the South and the nation that the incumbent completes the tenure of the South.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The group commended the Northern Caucus of former lawmakers for supporting power rotation and pledged that the South would reciprocate in 2031.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila who convened the summit delivered a keynote address highlighting economic progress under Tinubu.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cAccording to the World Bank\u2019s Nigeria Development Update, Nigeria\u2019s economy expanded by 4.6% year-on-year in the final quarter of 2024, pushing annual growth to 3.4% its fastest pace in a decade,\u201d he said. He added that the fiscal deficit dropped from 5.4% of GDP in 2023 to 3.0% in 2024 as federation revenues nearly doubled to \u20a631.9 trillion.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He stressed that reforms come with sacrifice but insisted the economy is responding, noting that inflation eased from 24.5% in January to 23% in May 2025, while foreign investments surged by 67% in Q1 2025.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>On unity, he said: \u201cNational unity is the sine qua non for national development. Nigeria belongs to all of us, and we will rise together or fall together.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Ogun State Governor and Chairman of the Southern Governors\u2019 Forum, Prince Dapo Abiodun, CON, hosted the gathering, praising Tinubu\u2019s \u201cvisionary leadership\u201d and calling continuity \u201ca strategic necessity.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cPresident Tinubu\u2019s bold reforms and political inclusiveness demonstrate that nation-building is not an abstraction, but a tangible reality when anchored on courageous leadership and strong political will,\u201d Abiodun said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He concluded with a firm endorsement: \u201cThe South must finish its eight years Asiwaju must complete his eight years! Nigeria is rising again!\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The summit, held at the June 12 Cultural Centre in Abeokuta, drew delegates from across the southern states and signaled a clear southern consensus ahead of 2027.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lizzy Chirkpi The Southern Caucus of the National Forum of Former Legislators has endorsed President Bola Tinubu as the sole candidate of the South in the 2027 presidential election,&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":121481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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