The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and an All Progressives Congress (APC) leader in Ekiti State, Kayode Ojo, has called on South-West governors to organise a joint rally for the endorsement of President Bola Tinubu as the sole APC presidential candidate for 2027 general elections.

Ojo, in a statement, yesterday said the South-West endorsement rally was long overdue, considering the good performance and wide acceptance of Tinubu across the country.

The Ekiti politician said it had become a necessity for all progressive-minded people across the South-West geo-political zone of the country to embrace and support Tinubu not by mere occasional statements alone, but with a massive endorsement rally to demonstrate to the whole world that the support base of the President is intact.

Ojo said: “All the governors in the region, irrespective of political inclinations, should, without further delay, organise a joint endorsement rally for Tinubu. It has become a necessity, a must and sine qua non for all progressive-minded people across the South-West geo-political zone of the country to embrace and support Tinubu.”

“The move will not only encourage the President to intensify actions on the development of the country, but will also be a sign of unity of purpose for the development of the region, especially with the establishment of the South-West Development Commission under the leadership of Senator Olubunmi Adetumbi. The region would fast-track development through robust support for the President ahead of the 2027 general elections.”

The UNN’s Pro-Chancellor, while commending the President on the establishment of South West Development Commission, called on the people of the region, irrespective of political or religious inclinations, to see the Commission as an opportunity to bring about more development in the region, hence the need for more support and prayers for the President to succeed.

He also said that the recent assemblage of some politicians, under the banner of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), would not be a threat to President Tinubu’s second-term ambition.