By Dare Balogun, 2nd May, 2025
News SOCIETY WATCH following for you : Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu stated that the South East region will ensure that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu receives over 70 percent of their votes in the 2027 general elections, as a gesture of gratitude for his dedication to the progress of Igbo land.
Kalu remembered the Gowon regime’s pledge to rebuild, rehabilitate, and reintegrate the people of the region after the civil war, which resulted in over 3 million deaths in 1970. He said Unfortunately, this promise was not fulfilled.
He mentioned that President Tinubu has kept his promise by establishing the South East Development Commission (SEDC).
He said, “No other President has remembered the promise made to Igbo people after the war like President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“Fifty years came and passed, administrations came and passed, none of them deemed it right to fulfill those promises made to Ndi Igbo and only President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took it upon himself and said, there must be a platform to respond to those proposals made to Ndi Igbo. And he chose South East Development Commission which no other President accepted to sign.
“He answered to our problem to enable us develop the rural communities in Igboland. He signed the SEDC bill into law and has funded it even when naysayers said he won’t. He loves Ndi Igbo and we Igbos remember those who love us.
“We are promising the President, 70 to 80 percent of votes from Igboland. Let us continue to remain as people that love peace and unity.”
