The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has defended its decision to endorse President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office, saying the move was based on the party’s long-standing political policy and its confidence in the direction of the current administration.
APGA National Chairman, Sylvester Ezeokenwa, explained the party’s position during an interview on Channels Television’s Morning Show on Friday, July 17.
According to him, the endorsement was not a spontaneous political decision but one rooted in precedent and the party’s assessment of the President’s economic and governance reforms.
“Well, I think there are a lot of thinking that went into that policy. Like I always say, it is a policy, or it is a decision that was fuelled by both policy and conviction.
“Policy in the sense that this is what was started some years ago, precisely in 2010-2011, when the party deemed it fit at that point to adopt the presidential candidacy of the then president Goodluck Jonathan.
“The party has not steered away from that particular policy. That policy is still intact,” Ezeokenwa said.
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He added that the endorsement also reflected the party’s belief that Tinubu’s administration was pursuing reforms consistent with APGA’s progressive ideals.
“Then, the next one is conviction, in the sense that the the party believes that the president is steering the country in the right direction.
“Given the needed reforms that the president has orchestrated, which probably aligns with the progressive agenda of APGA, is in the best interest of the party for the party to adopt the candidacy of President Bola Tinubu.”
APGA formally endorsed Tinubu’s re-election bid on Wednesday, becoming one of the political parties to publicly back the President ahead of the 2027 general election.
The endorsement has attracted attention because APGA has traditionally fielded its own presidential candidates.
However, the party insists its latest decision is consistent with a policy it first adopted ahead of the 2011 presidential election, when it supported former President Goodluck Jonathan.