The factional Accord Party’s presidential candidate and National Chairman, Prof. Christopher Imumolen, says President Bola Tinubu is well positioned to win the 2027 presidential election because of his reforms, leadership and growing nationwide support.
Imumolen stated this at a news conference in Lagos on Friday, where he formally announced his withdrawal from the 2027 presidential race and endorsed Tinubu for a second term.
He said the decision followed extensive consultations with the party’s leadership and members.
Imumolen said that national interest should always take precedence over personal ambition and partisan considerations.
According to him, Tinubu’s re-election is inevitable because Nigerians are beginning to appreciate the long-term benefits of the administration’s reform agenda despite prevailing economic challenges.
“Tinubu will win because of his people-oriented programmes and the massive support he has received from different parts of the country.
“There is focus. Let us forget about the challenges of inflation and security. There must be progress.
“If another person comes in 2027, he will have to start all over again.
“There must be continuity. He has identified the challenges, and we need to move from where we are to the next phase. That is why we are supporting him, and he will win. My support is total,” Imumolen said.
He said the President’s reform agenda closely aligned with his own manifesto, especially in economic transformation, education, youth empowerment, entrepreneurship, industrialisation and national development.
Imumolen said the party endorsed him for ten reasons, after reviewing the administration’s performance and Nigeria’s future development needs.
He said the first three reasons were Tinubu’s courage in implementing difficult economic reforms, demonstrated leadership capacity and commitment to progressive governance through continuity of development projects.
According to him, the fourth, fifth and sixth reasons were deliberate youth empowerment, bridging generational leadership and appointing competent individuals into strategic public offices.
He said the seventh, eighth and ninth reasons were placing national interest above personal ambition, ensuring policy continuity, political stability and sustained reforms, and demonstrating transparency through the party’s early endorsement.
Imumolen said the tenth reason was the party’s conviction that collaboration in the national interest would strengthen democracy and accelerate national development.
“Over the last four years, I was one of those who criticised the President. However, I have also witnessed his leadership style and the progress his administration has made,” he said.