The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has declared that the 2027 presidential election is already settled in the South-South.
Akpabio spoke at the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential rally in Benin City, Edo State, where party leaders, supporters and loyalists gathered to drum support for President Bola Tinubu.
According to him, all the states in the South-South are now APC, and no other zone in the country will beat the zone when the votes are counted.
“2027 is over, all the states in the South-South are now APC, this is my zone and we resolve in this zone that no other zone in Nigeria will beat this zone, we will vote massively for President Tinubu come January 16, 2027.
“President Tinubu has no competitor in the whole of the South-South,” Akpabio said.
The Senate President said the South-South has resolved to stand behind Tinubu and deliver massive votes for his re-election.
He said the zone is united, and the unity will show on election day.
Akpabio, who is from Akwa Ibom, said the South-South will not allow any other zone to outshine it in the 2027 election.
He urged supporters in Edo and across the South-South to come out in their numbers on January 16, 2027, to vote for Tinubu and all APC candidates.