The Tinubu Support Organisation (TSO), South-East Zone, has endorsed Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi for a second term in office ahead of the 2027 governorship election.
The organisation announced its endorsement at a rally held at the All Progressives Congress (APC) State Secretariat in Abakaliki on Monday, with its South-East Zonal Coordinator, Chief Celestine Kojos Ekechi, leading the delegation.
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 coordinator said members of the organisation had worked for the governor’s election in 2023 but had yet to benefit from appointments or empowerment programmes by the state government. He appealed to the party leadership to consider the concerns of members, including the state coordinator, Hon. Enyiukpo Samuel Chukwudi.
He also urged the party chairman to remind Governor Nwifuru to respond to an address presented to him during a TSO South-East zonal courtesy visit in April 2026, when the organisation said it adopted him as its preferred APC candidate for the 2027 governorship election.
Responding, the Ebonyi APC Chairman, Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha, said the party was aware of the concerns raised and that developments within the government and party were taking place gradually.
“Everything is on a gradual process. We know it very well, and a lot of things are changing,” Emegha said, adding that improvements should be expected progressively rather than all at once.
He 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.
