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The African Democratic Congress, ADC, House of Representatives candidate for Ezza South/Ikwo Federal Constituency of Ebonyi State, Ambassador Ephraim Iyke Nwonu, has withdrawn from the contest and declared his support for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid.

Nwonu, who had previously backed the ADC presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, announced his decision on Saturday in Abuja, despite his name still appearing on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, portal as the party’s candidate.

He explained that he had chosen to give up his ambition of representing the constituency in the House of Representatives because of his support for Tinubu and Ebonyi State Governor.

“I am the official ADC candidate for the Ezza South/Ikwo Federal Constituency on the INEC portal, but I have decided to jettison and sacrifice that ambition because of my unalloyed support for Mr President and my state governor,” he said.

Nwonu further stated that he would work alongside APC stakeholders in Ebonyi State and within his constituency to mobilise support for Tinubu and the governor.

He said his relationship with Tinubu began in 1992, when the President was serving as a senator and his late mentor, Senator Polycarp Nwite, was also a member of the Senate.

According to Nwonu, Nwite subsequently appointed him as secretary of the now-defunct Democratic Party of Nigeria, DPN, in Ebonyi State.

“Senator Nwite appointed me as the secretary of the defunct DPN in Ebonyi State, so I have every reason to be where Tinubu is,” he said.

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