THE FAILED ATTEMPT BY FACTIONAL LABOUR PARTY AGENTS TO EMBARRASS PRESIDENT TINUBU IS CONDEMNABLE

ÖThe All Progressives Congress (APC), Abia State Chapter, strongly condemns the alleged orchestrated attempt by agents of the Abia State Government and factional Labour Party elements to embarrass President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and portray him as unpopular in Abia State during a community function hosted by the great people of Item in Bende Local Government Area, Abia State, which had the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, in attendance.

Information available to us indicates that some sponsored miscreants allegedly disrupted the address of Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Deputy Director-General II (South) of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, in what appears to be a calculated attempt to undermine his political standing and embarrass the President he represents. We consider this incident an unfortunate manifestation of political desperation by individuals who have resorted to intimidation, manufactured hostility, and disruptive tactics rather than engaging in constructive political discourse.

Credible intelligence available to the party had earlier suggested that certain agents of the Abia State Government were plotting to embarrass our leader, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, and President Tinubu at public gatherings. Unfortunately, we initially dismissed these reports, believing that the genuine affection Abians have for President Tinubu and the Deputy Speaker would make such an ill-conceived plot unnecessary and unsuccessful.

Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu has consistently championed President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda across Abia State, including Aba and Item community, without encountering such orchestrated hostility. On the contrary, his engagements have enjoyed remarkable acceptance, enthusiasm, and popular support from the people.

President Tinubu has earned the confidence and appreciation of Abians through federal infrastructural projects, development interventions, strategic appointments, and employment opportunities extended to the state and its people. These achievements, facilitated through the unwavering commitment and advocacy of Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, demonstrate the President’s genuine concern for Abia State. His relationship with the Deputy Speaker, whom he affectionately regards as a son, remains firmly rooted in mutual trust, loyalty, and shared commitment to national development.

We therefore wish to make it abundantly clear that no amount of political blackmail, intimidation, sponsored embarrassment, or orchestrated hostility can weaken the enduring relationship between President Tinubu and Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu. Those who out of political desperation believe that embarrassing the President is an effective strategy for attacking the Deputy Speaker have only exposed their political naivety and lack of credible alternatives.

The growing acceptance of the APC and President Tinubu across Abia State and the Southeast is a testament to the political leadership, strategic mobilisation, and grassroots strenght of the APC and Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu.

We consequently warn those allegedly sponsoring political disruptions to desist from such reprehensible conduct and embrace democratic engagement, tolerance, and responsible political participation.

Our confidence remains unshaken. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will secure 85 per cent of votes cast in Abia State in the 2027 presidential election on january 16th 2027. Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu will defeat the factional Labour Party candidate in Bende with a very wide margin, while the APC will win the three senatorial districts, eight Federal House of Representatives seats, twenty-four State House of Assembly constituencies, and an APC governor in the person of Dr. Eric Chinemeucheya Opah inaugurated as Governor of Abia State on May 29, 2027.

Signed:

Uche Aguoru
Publicity Secretary
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Abia State Chapter