The stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi East Senatorial District have declared their support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State in the 2027 general elections.
They also called for political reconciliation and a new framework for power sharing in the state.
The stakeholders in a communiquĂ© issued at the end of a strategic leadership conference held in Abuja, said the the immediate priority of the APC is to ensure Tinubu’s victory in the January/February 2027 general elections, secure all National and State Assembly seats for the APC, and mobilise support for Governor Ododo’s second-term bid in the November 2027 governorship election.
According to them, Kogi East delivered the highest bloc vote for Tinubu among the three senatorial districts in Kogi State in the 2023 presidential election and is committed to increasing its electoral contribution to the APC in 2027.
They, however, stressed the need to reposition Kogi East politically after what they described as more than a decade of internal divisions that followed the death of former governor, Prince Abubakar Audu, in 2015.
The stakeholders said repeated attempts to achieve political realignment after Abubakar Audu’s death had failed, leaving the district weakened and unable to effectively pursue its political interests.
They called for reconciliation within Kogi East and renewed collaboration with Kogi Central and Kogi West, insisting that the district should engage the other senatorial zones on equitable and transparent terms.
While reaffirming their commitment to the unity of Kogi State, they maintained that Kogi East would not accept being treated as an appendage of any political bloc.
The communiqué also urged political leaders to revive the inclusive leadership philosophy of the late Prince Abubakar Audu, who they credited with promoting balanced development across the three senatorial districts during his administration.
The meeting commended Governor Ododo for immortalising the late former Governor through the naming of the Prince Abubakar Audu Boulevard in Lokoja and welcomed the establishment of the Prince Abubakar Audu Leadership Foundation to preserve his political ideals and leadership philosophy.
Among its resolutions, the stakeholders pledged total grassroots mobilisation across the nine local government areas of Kogi East for the APC in 2027, endorsed continued support for the Prince Abubakar Audu Leadership Foundation as a non-partisan institution, and called on the Federal Government to confer a posthumous national honour on the late former governor.
They also resolved to end the political disaffection that followed the 2015 governorship election and Prince Audu’s passing, saying Kogi East must pursue its political aspirations through unity, dialogue and collective engagement.
The communiquĂ© called on members of Prince Audu’s political family, party faithful, youth leaders and elders across Kogi East to put aside past grievances and work together to strengthen the APC and reposition the district for greater political relevance and development ahead of the 2027 elections.
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