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2027: Tinubu Assures Transparent Primaries, Urges Support For Onyejeocha


President Bola Tinubu has assured political office seekers, going to the 2027 elections under the platform of the ruling party, of a transparent process devoid of the imposition of candidates at all levels.

The President gave the assurance during a grand civic and homecoming reception organised in honour of former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, at Amuda Isuochi, in Umunneochi LGA of Abia State, saying the APC party primary elections would be transparent and credible.

Represented by the National Welfare Secretary of the APC, Hon Donatus Nwankpa, President Tinubu stressed that candidates would emerge strictly through the will of party members, without imposition, even as he extolled Onyejeocha’s tenure in the Labour and Employment Ministry, which he said brought stability and administrative peace.

He urged the people to support her political aspiration, expressing confidence that they would not regret it.

Speaking after being conferred with the traditional title of Anyanwu n’enye ihe 1 of Umunneochi (the sun that brightens the sky/ horizon) by the traditional rulers,

Hon Onyejeocha dedicated the title to God, through whose grace she was able to record all she has achieved, the traditional rulers, for whom she moved a motion for a constitutional role as a member of the House of Representatives and the people of Umunneochi in general.



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