Ambode Urges Igbo Residents to Embrace Lagos as Home, Rally Support for Tinubu Ahead of 2027

Former Lagos governor says people should show loyalty to places where they earn their living and build prosperity, as he campaigns for APC candidates.

Former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has urged Igbo residents living in Lagos to regard the state as their home, arguing that the place where people earn their living and build their prosperity deserves their loyalty.

Ambode made the appeal while addressing supporters at the All Progressives Congress (APC) East Senatorial District rally held at Epe Recreational Ground in Lagos.

Speaking ahead of the 2027 general elections, the former governor called on members of the Igbo community to consider national unity and their economic interests when making political choices.

“To my Igbo brothers, wherever you live and get your prosperity, that is where you should call home. We are together,” he said.

Ambode also used the occasion to canvass support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election, Lagos APC governorship candidate, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, and other candidates of the ruling party.

He criticised opposition parties, particularly the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), questioning their political experience and capacity to govern the country.

The former governor argued that the APC had maintained consistency in its political identity, unlike politicians who frequently defect from one party to another.

“APC is our party. We are a collective of the progressives. We have been consistent and delivering for the party. Over the years, we have remained with the progressives and we do not move from one party to another like other people,” Ambode said.

He described the APC as a political platform with experience spanning Nigeria’s political past, present and future, insisting that its track record placed it in a strong position ahead of the 2027 elections.

Ambode also praised Tinubu for his contributions to Lagos State, particularly his role in laying the foundation for the state’s economic expansion and infrastructure development during his tenure as governor.

According to him, Tinubu’s administration helped establish an environment that attracted major financial institutions and corporate organisations to Lagos.

“Whether you like him or not, he is a visionary leader. If not for Tinubu, who laid the foundation for the Lagos of today, all the financial firms that have their headquarters in Lagos would have been struggling to survive. But today, his vision has assisted the country to remain an investor destination,” he stated.

Ambode urged Lagos residents and Nigerians from different ethnic and political backgrounds to support the APC in the forthcoming elections, maintaining that the party possesses the political experience and continuity required to lead the country.