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2027: ‘Don’t be deceived,’ South-East governors urge Igbos to vote for Tinubu

Author: vanguardngr.comPublished on: October 31, 2026Country: Nigeria
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2027: ‘Don’t be deceived,’ South-East governors urge Igbos to vote for Tinubu

Governors Charles Soludo, Francis Nwifuru, Peter Mbah and Hope Uzodimma urged people in Nigeria’s South-East to back Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid at an APC women’s rally in Enugu on Saturday. They credited federal economic reforms with supporting infrastructure and healthcare projects in the region and said states now had more resources for development. The empowerment programme announced at the rally aims to assist 5,000 women across the South-East with cash support, hospital bill assistance and income-generating tools.

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