The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has said that President Bola Tinubu must be returned as the sole candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 elections.
Akpabio made the call on Thursday in Abuja at the APC National Summit held at the villa.
He said though things were difficult for Tinubu in 2023, but he could see everything turning around for Tinubu in 2027.
Akpabio recalled that during the campaign for 2023 elections, large rallies in some regions were organised, but when votes were announced, Tinubu could not get 25 per cent from those regions.
He stated: “So, there is no need for eloquent speeches. Let the results that will come in 2027 reflect the action and the speeches that we are saying here today.
“Please note that in politics, it’s not over until it’s over. It’s the tree that bears the sweetest fruit that also gets the highest amount of stones.
“So, everything said here will show that yes, you are on course. You did it in Lagos, you are doing it in Nigeria.
“Even Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, has changed. The diplomats have confirmed that. This was not the way it was before you came. The economy has changed.
“But the reality is that we are not there yet, and we don’t want them there. Of course, mischiefmakers are still meeting in the night, so politics is the game of witchcraft. They meet in the night, and things change in the day.”
Akpabio also moved a motion to pass a vote of confidence in Tinubu and was seconded by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas.
He said: “I move that the President be returned as the candidate of the APC in 2027 and as the President of Nigeria.”