FROM MIDDLE BELT TO SOUTH-SOUTH: WHY TINUBU 2027 IS GAINING GROUND
By Comrade Dr.
Kenneth Oshiogwemoh
Public Communicator and Political Affairs Analyst
10th November, 2026
“I do not report politics. I interpret politics I explain what it means, why it matters, and what we must do next.”
In politics, there are moments when a nation speaks. And there are moments when a nation decides.
Nigeria is now in a moment of decision.
From the hills of the Middle Belt to the creeks of the South-South, and to the chambers of the National Assembly, a new consensus is forming around President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, ahead of 2027. It is not a consensus born of noise. It is a consensus born of strategy, of experience, and of the hard lessons of Nigerian politics.
Three voices now define that consensus.
THE MIDDLE BELT: THE VOICE OF GENERAL THEOPHILUS YAKUBU DANJUMA.
When General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma speaks, Nigeria listens not because he is loud, but because he is tested.
As a former Chief of Army Staff, former Minister of Defence, and one of the most respected elder statesmen in this country, his words carry the weight of history.
His endorsement of President Tinubu for a second term is not a casual statement. It is a strategic signal to the Middle Belt Plateau, Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa, Kogi, and beyond that the region must not be in opposition in 2027.
The message from the Middle Belt is clear: the region has suffered insecurity, displacement, and neglect. It cannot afford to be outside the centre of power. It must negotiate from a position of support, not from a position of anger.
THE SOUTH-SOUTH: THE VOICE OF COMRADE PRINCE WILLIAMS AKPOREHA.
If General Danjuma is the voice of the Middle Belt, then in Delta State and the South-South, that voice is Comrade (Prince) Williams Eniredonana Akporeha.
This is not a man who just emerged. This is a man with a record.
Former Executive President of NUPENG ,. the most powerful oil workers union in Africa. Member, Board of Trustees, Nigeria Labour Congress. And now, National Coordinator for Working People United for Good Governance.
He has sat at the table where national decisions are taken. He has led workers, negotiated with governments, and defended the interests of the working people at the highest level.
He is not merely speaking. He is mobilizing a movement built on decades of labour leadership.
His constituency is the real Nigeria the drivers, the traders, the artisans, the youths, the market women, the oil workers, the farmers. The working people who carry this nation on their backs every day.
His message is precise: the working people cannot afford to be in opposition in 2027.
President Tinubu needs a second term to consolidate the Renewed Hope Agenda in infrastructure, in oil and gas reform, in ports development, in the coastal highway, and in youth empowerment. One tenure is insufficient to complete a national reconstruction.
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: THE VOICE OF PROFESSOR JULIUS IHONVBERE, CON.
And in the National Assembly, that voice is Professor Julius Omozuanvho Ihonvbere, CON, Leader of the House of Representatives, from Edo State.
This is not a mere politician. This is a professor, a scholar, a former Secretary to the Edo State Government, and now the man who leads the business of the House.
When the House Leader speaks, he does not speak for himself alone. He speaks for the institution that makes the laws, approves the budgets, and carries the Renewed Hope Agenda into law.
His support for President Tinubu is therefore not a personal opinion. It is legislative alignment. It means the Executive and the Legislature are moving in the same direction for 2027.
Professor Ihonvbere represents Edo State and the South-South at the highest level of lawmaking. His voice tells the South-South that their interests are not just on the street, they are also on the floor of the National Assembly.
EDO AND DELTA: ONE VOICE
This is the point many will miss, but history will not miss it.
Edo and Delta are speaking with one voice for Tinubu 2027.
Delta is speaking through the grassroots through Comrade Akporeha and the working people. Edo is speaking through the National Assembly through Professor Ihonvbere.
Two states, one old Bendel, one voice.
When the old Bendel speaks with one voice, the whole South-South listens. And when the South-South and the Middle Belt speak together, Nigeria listens.
That is not a coincidence. That is coordination. That is strategy.
THE BRIDGE: WHY THESE THREE ENDORSEMENTS MATTER TOGETHER
Separately, these are three endorsements. Together, they are a national movement.
The Middle Belt brings moral authority, security experience, and elder statesmanship. The South-South brings grassroots energy, labour power, and the voice of the working people. The National Assembly brings legislative power, institutional backing, and policy continuity.
One speaks from the height of national service. One speaks from the depth of organised labour. One speaks from the centre of lawmaking.
Together, they tell a story Nigeria has not heard in a long time: that the North-Central and the South-South, two regions that have often felt marginalized are choosing to negotiate from inside, not complain from outside.
In politics, you do not get what you deserve. You get what you negotiate. And negotiation begins with organized support.
MY CONCLUSION
Endorsement is not a blank cheque. It is a contract of expectations.
General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma is saying to the Middle Belt: “Support the President, and demand security and development in return.”
Comrade (Prince) Williams Eniredonana Akporeha is saying to the South-South: “Support the President, and demand inclusion and delivery in return.”
Professor Julius Omozuanvho Ihonvbere, CON, is saying to the National Assembly and the South-South: “Support the President, and let us legislate delivery into reality.”
That is the new politics of 2027. Not blind loyalty. But strategic loyalty.
From the Middle Belt to the South-South, from the voice of an elder statesman, to the voice of a labour general, to the voice of the House Leader, the message is one:
Give President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, a second term, and we expect a second term of delivery for our people.
That is why Tinubu 2027 is gaining ground. Not because of noise in Abuja. But because of voices on the ground, and voices in the National Assembly.
And above all, because Edo and Delta the old Bendel are now speaking with one voice.
Written By:
Comrade Dr. Kenneth Oshiogwemoh
Public Communicator and Political Affairs Analys
Caption: My analysis on 2027.