The Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Soludo, has announced that the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has officially adopted President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election. Reacting to this development, Mr. Osita Okechukwu described it as a renewal of the Zikist Alliance, a strategic move that echoes the political alliances of the 1950s between Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe and Malam Umaru Altine.

According to Okechukwu, this alliance is a masterstroke foundation of Nigeria that needs renewal today, instead of ultra-polarization and ethno-nationalism. “I salute Governor Soludo, this was my position back in 2003 when we elected Rt. Hon. Chuba Okadigbo as President Buhari’s vice presidential candidate; that Ndigbo should neither disengage nor put all their eggs in one PDP’s basket,” Okechukwu said.

When asked about the danger of a one-party state, Okechukwu dismissed the hype, maintaining that the All Progressives Congress (APC) doesn’t need a one-party state to win in 2027. “I’m not a fan of one party state, it’s antithetical to democracy. For me sincerely APC doesn’t need one party state to win 2027 general elections. All we need is to advance Gross National Happiness. Didn’t we win 2015, 2019 and 2023 general elections under a multi-party system?” Okechukwu asked.

Okechukwu also cautioned the APC leadership not to rest on the euphoria of the gale of defections, anticipating a gruesome electioneering campaign in 2027. “My takeaway lesson in my over 40 years in partisan politics is not to rate any gathering as storm in a teacup. My candid advice to the leadership of my great party, the APC, is not to rest on the euphoria of the gale of defections,” he opined.

The development comes as governors from various states are reportedly moving into the APC, with some analysts speculating about the potential implications for the 2027 elections.