From Chinedu Nwafor, Abakaliki
A pro-Tinubu group, the Tinubu Support Organisation (TSO), South East Zone, has endorsed Gov Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State for a second term in office, and pledged massive mobilisation ahead of the 2027 governorship election.
The organisation announced its endorsement during a solidarity visit to the All Progressives Congress (APC) State Secretariat in Abakaliki on Monday, led by its South East Zonal Coordinator, Chief Celestine Kojos Ekechi.
Ekechi said the endorsement was based on what he described as the governor’s achievements in infrastructure, education, healthcare, agriculture and youth and women empowerment under his administration’s ‘Charter of needs’ policy.
He said the organisation, which operates across polling units, wards and the 13 Local Government Areas of Ebonyi, was prepared to mobilise support for Nwifuru and other APC candidates in the 2027 general elections.
According to him, the TSO will organise campaigns, mobilise voters and participate in rallies in support of the governor during the electioneering period.
He also appealed to the state APC leadership to formally recognise the organisation as a party support group and provide operational assistance, including funding and vehicles, to facilitate its activities.
He further requested that qualified TSO members be included in the governor’s campaign organisation, citing their experience and commitment to the party.
The Ebonyi APC Chairman, Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha, described the support group as an important part of the party’s structure, saying, “What you are doing now, you are the strength of the party. The party cannot exist without you.”
Emegha said the TSO’s visit had drawn his attention to the issues raised and urged members to remain engaged with the party.
The TSO, founded on June 22, 2022, by its Director-General, Hon Alhaji Aminu Suleiman, is an APC support organisation established to promote President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and support the party’s candidates.