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NEW: Total shutdown as Enugu West Zone endorses Tinubu, Mbah for second term

...Cites critical projects, policies, interventions

...Donates N100m for Mbah’s Nomination Form

...One-term promises a big scam, Ken Nnamani warns

The people of Enugu West Senatorial District have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, for a second term in office, citing their policies, projects, programmes, and interventions that have positively impacted the nation, South East, and Enugu State in particular.

To make good on the endorsements, the people, who swarmed the Awgu Local Government Secretariat field in their thousands on Saturday, also presented a cheque for the sum of N100 million to Dr. Mbah for the purchase of his nomination form, vowing to defend their position with their last vote.

This was even as former President of the Senate, Senator Ken Nnamani, dismissed promises by some gubernatorial and presidential aspirants to do just one term, saying they were not being sincere with Nigerians.

Conducting the endorsement process, the lawmaker representing Enugu West Senatorial Zone, Senator Osita Ngwu, said their decision was based on conviction informed by evident results rather than sheer politics.

“Today, we can see the best Command and Control Centre to help improve our security in Enugu. We have Smart Schools in every one of our wards. We have seen Type-2 Healthcare Centres. We have seen roads.

“Before now, if you were going to Aguobu Owa through 9th Mile, it would seem like a journey of no return. But now, it takes you only a few minutes. It is the handiwork of Governor Peter Mbah. These are not promises; these are realities; these are dividends of democracy. This is what happens when leadership is bold. No weakness, no excuse, no apologies. Just results.

“At the national level, we have seen the transformational effects of the President. We are benefiting here in the South East and Enugu State in particular. We thank our governor, who was bold and did not delay to connect us to the centre,” Ngwu asserted.

Speaking, former Chief of the Naval Staff/Military Governor of Old Anambra State, Rear Admiral Allison Madueke (rtd.), and former Military Administrator of Gombe State, Group Capt. Joseph Orji (rtd.), said they totally aligned with the sentiments expressed by their people in supporting Tinubu’s and Mbah’s re-election.

“The testimonies today are accurate. The people have spoken. All we want to do is to ask you to go back and do more,” Madueke stated.

Also speaking, Senator Ken Nnamani and the Deputy National Chairman (South) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Ben Nwoye, urged the people to be wary of those who promise to do one term, insisting they were not promise keepers.

“They will not keep to such promises. Some people tell lies with confidence. You should be careful. As for Enugu State, you have waited for four years, with another four years remaining. But any other candidate apart from Mbah does not guarantee Enugu West’s turn by 2031. Besides, currently on the stage, we have someone with integrity and performance. Even among his colleague governors, he is highly rated. And he is ready to continue to perform,” Nnamani added.

Addressing the mammoth crowd, an obviously elated Governor Mbah commended the people for always standing up for truth and justice like their forebears.

“This rally is of epic proportions. Nothing prepared me for this. You have also become standard bearers for equity, justice, fairness, and unity. You are also showing that you are not lightheaded; that you are strategic,” he stated.

Mbah went on to enumerate his and Tinubu’s projects, programmes, and policies that were turning the fortunes of the people for good.

On Tinubu, he said, “You have shown that you cannot stand on the margins in recognising the programmes, the policies, and the projects that Mr. President has brought to us here in Enugu.

“By this endorsement, you are recognising the positive results of Mr. President’s efforts in the stabilisation of our macro indicators, making sure that our foreign exchange is stabilised; that our inflation rate is trending downwards; that our foreign reserves are growing above the $50 billion mark, and that the states now have enough money to execute massive projects. The local governments in Enugu State are also executing numerous projects that I am being invited almost on a weekly basis to come and commission,” he stated.

He pledged to continue to justify the confidence reposed in him by the people, also assuring them that President Tinubu would not let them down.

Meanwhile, the motion for Tinubu’s endorsement was moved by the House Member representing Ezeagu/Udi Federal Constituency, Hon. Sunday Umeha, and seconded by the Executive Director (Projects), South East Development Commission, Hon. Toby Okechukwu, while that of Mbah was moved by the Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Hon. Uchenna Ugwu, and seconded by the Member representing Aninri State Constituency, Hon. Magnus Ede.

Others who spoke to throw their support behind the respective constituencies were the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Barr. Victor Udeh; Chairman, Enugu West Traditional Rulers Council, Igwe Godwin Madu; elder statesman, Igwe Lawrence Agubuzu; former Deputy Governor, Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo; former Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Fidelia Njeze; Chairman, Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Martin Chukwunweike; CEO of COMAG Construction Company Limited, Chief Cosmas Agu; Chairman of the organising committee, Dr. Charles Egumgbe; former Senator, Ben Collins Ndu; Board member of SEDC, Chief Ugo Agballa, as well as the Chairman of Awgu LGA, Hon. Uchenna Okolo, who spoke on behalf of the chairmen of Aninri, Awgu, Ezeagu, Udi, and Oji River LGAs, which constitute Enugu West Zone.

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We the good people of SOUTH EAST support our DARLING PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU TILL 2031

NO VACANCY IN ASO ROCK TILL 2031.
SIGNED..
RICHTAIWO

Even a mad man will not vote Tinubu

MaziObinnaokija:
NO VACANCY IN ASO ROCK TILL 2031.
SIGNED..
RICHTAIWO

Tabithatim:
NEW: Total shutdown as Enugu West Zone endorses Tinubu, Mbah for second term

...Cites critical projects, policies, interventions

...Donates N100m for Mbah’s Nomination Form

...One-term promises a big scam, Ken Nnamani warns

Why don’t they cite how many millions of jobs Tinubu has created in comparison with his 50 million jobs promised in 2023?

What of Mbah? How many teachers and other workers has he employed? Has he employed up to 19,500 teachers or more?

This is the number of teachers employed by Makinde in five years.

Everyone's fighting for their reelection

We saw how former U.S. President Joe Biden chose to step away from the presidential race when his degenerative health made it clear he could no longer offer his country his best. That withdrawal of personal ambition was a rare and luminous act. It was a demonstration that the collective good must outweigh personal desire, and that no one man's legacy is worth the cost of poor governance.

Here in Nigeria, our inept Tinubu whose age and health records remain shrouded in mystery is refusing to take a bow. A man visibly worn and tired, yet clinging to the stage. A man summoned to address the electorate who, upon mounting the podium, proceeded to lick the microphone in what could only be described as a bizarre attempt to test whether it was working. A man whose public addresses are routinely inaudible and indiscernible and who, since forcing his way into office, has refused to grant live press interviews because he knows the record of his stewardship cannot survive interrogation.

I listen to his ego-driven, uninspiring speeches and wonder how any clear-eyed Nigerian can support this man's continued self-deception and his conviction that he still possesses what it takes to govern a nation of over 200 million people. Like former President Buhari, who had no faith in Nigeria's health system and routinely flew to Britain for treatment of an undisclosed ailment, Tinubu is treading the same path while our health sector is starved of funding and left to stumble along on whatever meagre allocation survives the politics of the budget.

I believe those supporting Tinubu are not doing so out of patriotism. Many are invested in the corrupt status quo, a system deliberately designed to allow criminal networks to thrive while hardworking Nigerians break their backs paying predatory taxes that never return to them as infrastructure, opportunity, or dignity. The taxes flow upward, funding the luxury of a ruling class that has made an art of public theft as we currently witness.

We cannot continue to reinforce failure by pretending that Nigeria is fine. We must rise collectively, at the polls and reject Tinubu and his lieutenants before the cost of their misrule becomes irreversible.

May your life be the way TINUBU is running Nigeria on general to your 4th generation

MaziObinnaokija:
NO VACANCY IN ASO ROCK TILL 2031.
SIGNED..
RICHTAIWO

The South cannot settle itself with an incompetent president for 8years.

Only the enemies of Nigeria will suport this old man.

Memphis357:
We saw how former U.S. President Joe Biden chose to step away from the presidential race when his degenerative health made it clear he could no longer offer his country his best. That withdrawal of personal ambition was a rare and luminous act. It was a demonstration that the collective good must outweigh personal desire, and that no one man's legacy is worth the cost of poor governance.

Here in Nigeria, our inept Tinubu whose age and health records remain shrouded in mystery is refusing to take a bow. A man visibly worn and tired, yet clinging to the stage. A man summoned to address the electorate who, upon mounting the podium, proceeded to lick the microphone in what could only be described as a bizarre attempt to test whether it was working. A man whose public addresses are routinely inaudible and indiscernible and who, since forcing his way into office, has refused to grant live press interviews because he knows the record of his stewardship cannot survive interrogation.

I listen to his ego-driven, uninspiring speeches and wonder how any clear-eyed Nigerian can support this man's continued self-deception and his conviction that he still possesses what it takes to govern a nation of over 200 million people. Like former President Buhari, who had no faith in Nigeria's health system and routinely flew to Britain for treatment of an undisclosed ailment, Tinubu is treading the same path while our health sector is starved of funding and left to stumble along on whatever meagre allocation survives the politics of the budget.

I believe those supporting Tinubu are not doing so out of patriotism. Many are invested in the corrupt status quo, a system deliberately designed to allow criminal networks to thrive while hardworking Nigerians break their backs paying predatory taxes that never return to them as infrastructure, opportunity, or dignity. The taxes flow upward, funding the luxury of a ruling class that has made an art of public theft as we currently witness.

We cannot continue to reinforce failure by pretending that Nigeria is fine. We must rise collectively, at the polls and reject Tinubu and his lieutenants before the cost of their misrule becomes irreversible.

You re funny

Have you listened to Peter obi interview.

When you talk of intelligence, obi, does not sound like one.

Sensible easterners will vote President Tinubu.

garykoeman:
You re funny

Have you listened to Peter obi interview.

When you talk of intelligence, obi, does not sound like one.

And Tinubu sounds intelligent to you right??
Happy slave! Enjoy your chains while suffering

You're describing 95% of Peter Obi's followers

Picardor2:
Even a mad man will not vote Tinubu

I guess they are buying rice and fuel from a different source

Obi tsunami will be so crazy.

This is Obi's bailiwick, though the APC will not win here, but the 2027 results will be different and far better than those of 2023.

What this ibo people supporting Tinubu don’t know is that, once he win his re election, power is going back to north after 2031, so what will be their gain, rather, they fighting for their own pocket, not because of their people. Yoruba already ruled, even south south has ruled. But then, they never rule even for a year. What a b@d leaders they have.

The crowd tells the story, more flags than human. I hope Tinubu will be voted for by FLAGS.

Memphis357:
We saw how former U.S. President Joe Biden chose to step away from the presidential race when his degenerative health made it clear he could no longer offer his country his best. That withdrawal of personal ambition was a rare and luminous act. It was a demonstration that the collective good must outweigh personal desire, and that no one man's legacy is worth the cost of poor governance.

Here in Nigeria, our inept Tinubu whose age and health records remain shrouded in mystery is refusing to take a bow. A man visibly worn and tired, yet clinging to the stage. A man summoned to address the electorate who, upon mounting the podium, proceeded to lick the microphone in what could only be described as a bizarre attempt to test whether it was working. A man whose public addresses are routinely inaudible and indiscernible and who, since forcing his way into office, has refused to grant live press interviews because he knows the record of his stewardship cannot survive interrogation.

I listen to his ego-driven, uninspiring speeches and wonder how any clear-eyed Nigerian can support this man's continued self-deception and his conviction that he still possesses what it takes to govern a nation of over 200 million people. Like former President Buhari, who had no faith in Nigeria's health system and routinely flew to Britain for treatment of an undisclosed ailment, Tinubu is treading the same path while our health sector is starved of funding and left to stumble along on whatever meagre allocation survives the politics of the budget.

I believe those supporting Tinubu are not doing so out of patriotism. Many are invested in the corrupt status quo, a system deliberately designed to allow criminal networks to thrive while hardworking Nigerians break their backs paying predatory taxes that never return to them as infrastructure, opportunity, or dignity. The taxes flow upward, funding the luxury of a ruling class that has made an art of public theft as we currently witness.

We cannot continue to reinforce failure by pretending that Nigeria is fine. We must rise collectively, at the polls and reject Tinubu and his lieutenants before the cost of their misrule becomes irreversible.

But the atiku whom is going to get your party's presidential ticket is even older than this tinubu,how do you defend this? Is it obi with his feminine tone that delivers inspiring speeches?

Tabithatim:
NEW: Total shutdown as Enugu West Zone endorses Tinubu, Mbah for second term

...Cites critical projects, policies, interventions

...Donates N100m for Mbah’s Nomination Form

...One-term promises a big scam, Ken Nnamani warns


https://x.com/i/status/2045814140317401290

A whole former senate president has turned to a mere city boy promoting a failed government. Hunger is really bad

princeade86:
What this ibo people supporting Tinubu don’t know is that, once he win his re election, power is going back to north after 2031, so what will be their gain, rather, they fighting for their own pocket, not because of their people. Yoruba already ruled, even south south has ruled. But then, they never rule even for a year. What a b@d leaders they have.

So you want an igbo president by all means,now your intentions are as clear as day......there is nothing wrong with having an igbo president but I like you to note that the yoruba president didn't just throw himself up for the office,it was decades of fortuitous planning and bridge building, perseverance and patience,he even had to bring a northerner to set the path for him,he paid his dues......obi on the other hand hasn't done that much,he is a potential president but his time isn't now byvthe time the presidency comes back south by 2039 yorubas won't be eligible and its gonna be between you guys and SS.

Amumaigwe:
A whole former senate president has turned to a mere city boy promoting a failed government. Hunger is really bad

He is a loyal party man and very well respected, anyim pius too is also routing for tinubu.

Lithiumite:
But the atiku whom is going to get your party's presidential ticket is even older than this tinubu,how do you defend this? Is it obi with his feminine tone that delivers inspiring speeches?

And to you, the speech that Tinubu gave last week is inspiring, right?

Happy slave! You'll d!e in chains and bondage

Validated:
The crowd tells the story, more flags than human. I hope Tinubu will be voted for by FLAGS.

This is a big statement and very significant, who would have thought that this day will come for tinubu and apc in the SE,as recent as 23,it was almost impossible.

Memphis357:
And to you, the speech that Tinubu gave last week is inspiring, right?

Happy slave! You'll d!e in chains and bondage

Your life will continue to be weighed down by that very hate in your mind against that very man you are always wishing to fail all just because he defeated your candidate.

princeade86:
What this ibo people supporting Tinubu don’t know is that, once he win his re election, power is going back to north after 2031, so what will be their gain, rather, they fighting for their own pocket, not because of their people. Yoruba already ruled, even south south has ruled. But then, they never rule even for a year. What a b@d leaders they have.

Politics is a long time game. You've gotta have a vision that goes beyond at least 4 electioneering periods. If an Igbo man for example becomes Vice under a northerne it means you are closer than before. Then you work for more. Contesting every election without strategy is why Atiku will be contesting at 80 years old or even beyond.
It takes planning, strategy, sacrifices.

A story was on front page last week about how Tinubu in 1992 step down for Okadigbo to become senate president. He could have contested under ACN since 2007. Instead he gave the ACN platform to Atiku, Nuhu Ribadu. Sponsored people into senate and HOR but he didn't contest any election after 2003. Before again sacrificing his ambition for Buhari. It's a long term game.

Don't hate him, learn from him.

Tinubu may not get outright win in all the SE states but surely, he will get more than 25% required votes in all the SE states unlike last time out.
Who wan die, is free to do the needful

Validated:
The crowd tells the story, more flags than human. I hope Tinubu will be voted for by FLAGS.

Yeah flags won all the recent elections you all lost woefully!😂

Oh I remember in the mind of an average obedient-it is only an election when Obi is on the ballot forgetting all the groundnut-buying theatrics just to fool those who refused to be fooled!😎

I remember you boasting of a masterstroke move by Obi in one of your threads..hmmm but the reality today speaks otherwise!😅

alanto:
Politics is a long time game. You've gotta have a vision that goes beyond at least 4 electioneering periods. If an Igbo man for example becomes Vice under a northerne it means you are closer than before. Then you work for more. Contesting every election without strategy is why Atiku will be contesting at 80 years old or even beyond.
It takes planning, strategy, sacrifices.

A story was on front page last week about how Tinubu in 1992 step down for Okadigbo to become senate president. He could have contested under ACN since 2007. Instead he gave the ACN platform to Atiku, Nuhu Ribadu. Sponsored people into senate and HOR but he didn't contest any election after 2003. Before again sacrificing his ambition for Buhari. It's a long term game.

Don't hate him, learn from him.

Don't waste your time on this people who feel they should be given the presidency on a platter!