Obi: If We Interrupt Tinubu’s 8-year Constitutionally Guaranteed Term, It Will not Go Well -Ubawuike

Hon. Chibunna Ubawuike, Chairman of All Registered APC North-South Progressives, has appealed to people of the South-East to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s bid for a second term, arguing that allowing the President to complete his eight-year tenure would serve the region’s long-term political interests.

Ubawuike made the appeal during an interview on TVC News on Monday, November 9, 2026, while discussing the political implications of the 2027 presidential election and the prospects of the South-East producing Nigeria’s next president.

The APC chieftain argued that Nigeria’s informal understanding of power rotation between the northern and southern parts of the country should be respected.

He maintained that since Tinubu emerged from the South-West, the region should be allowed to complete its expected eight years in office before power returns to the North.

Explaining his position, Ubawuike warned that disrupting Tinubu’s tenure could create political complications for both the South-West and the South-East. He suggested that an interruption would undermine the existing arrangement and potentially affect the South-East’s chances of securing the presidency in the future.

He said, “If we interrupt Tinubu’s 8-year constitutionally guaranteed term, it will not go well.”

According to Ubawuike, allowing Tinubu to complete a second term would give the North an opportunity to produce the next president under the informal rotation arrangement. He believes that after the northern region completes its turn, the South-East could be better positioned to seek the presidency with the backing of other parts of the country.

The APC leader also questioned the ability of the South-East to secure the presidency without building strong political relationships across Nigeria. He argued that presidential elections require support beyond a candidate’s home region and expressed doubts about whether former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi could attract enough votes from the northern states.

Ubawuike’s comments appeared to challenge the argument for pursuing an immediate South-East presidential ambition through Obi in 2027. Instead, he urged the region to consider a longer political strategy that would involve building alliances and maintaining relationships with other geopolitical zones.

He also pointed to projects and initiatives undertaken by the Tinubu administration in the South-East as further reasons for the region to support the President. Among the developments he mentioned were road infrastructure projects, electricity transmission initiatives and the establishment of the South-East Development Commission.

According to him, these federal government interventions should be considered when assessing the relationship between the administration and the region.

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