A political pressure group, Alliance of Igbo Professionals, has assured the South East will deliver massive votes to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections to repay his commitment to the development of NdIgbo.
The group rising from an expanded Executive Council meeting in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, said that President Tinubu has fulfilled the promise of developing Igboland with the creation of the South East Development Commission (SEDC).
The Convener of the group, Comrade Ugochukwu Nwosueke, who spoke to the press, after the meeting, said the people of the South East will continue to support the administration of President Tinubu.
Comrade Nwisueke said: “No other President has remembered the promise made to Igbo people after the war like President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Comrade Nwisueke noted that after the civil war, the Gen. Yakubu Gowon government had promised under the 3R program (Rehabilitation, Reconstruction, Reintegration) to develop the South East region, But the promise was not kept.
“Fifty years came and passed, administrations came and passed, none of them deemed it right to fulfill those promises made to Ndi Igbo and only President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took it upon himself and said, there must be a platform to respond to those proposals made to Ndi Igbo. And he chose South East Development Commission which no other President accepted to sign.
“He answered to our problem to enable us develop the rural communities in Igboland. He signed the SEDC bill into law and has funded it even when naysayers said he won’t. He loves Ndi Igbo and we Igbos remember those who love us.
“We are promising the President, 80 percent of votes from Igboland. Let us continue to remain as people that love peace and unity,” Comrade Nwosueke said.