Popular celebrity barman and socialite, Paschal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has urged the South-East and the Igbo people to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.

Mr Okechukwu argued that backing Tinubu’s re-election bid would increase the chances of producing an Igbo president in the future, citing the President’s political influence and track record.

The socialite made the appeal in a post on his Instagram page while reacting to a viral video of Lawrence Agubuzu, the traditional ruler of the Ezema Olo Kingdom in Enugu State.

In the footage, the monarch appealed to Tinubu to facilitate the release of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.

Responding to the video, Cubana Chief Priest called on the President to consider the monarch’s plea and commended the royal father for speaking up.

“Mr President, we will do all we can, but please hear our cry, @officialasiwajubat. The message is very clear. God bless Your Royal Highness for participating in Nigeria. If Your Highness did not participate in Abuja, how would Asiwaju have heard this message?” he wrote.

He further stated: “If they say they did not record this video to play for you, then call His Royal Highness out and tell him not to collect any money. Alignment is key. We cannot fight the government. Asiwaju should free MNK. His Royal Highness has placed it before Baba.”

Mr Okechukwu maintained that Tinubu secured victory in the 2023 presidential election without significant support from the South-East, arguing that aligning with the President ahead of 2027 would place the region in a stronger bargaining position.

“Let us move along with Nigeria. In the last election, Tinubu won without the South-East; it is clear he will win again. So why not give him the votes so he can do what we ask of him in return? Hopefully, he will hand over power to an Igbo man,” he said.

The celebrity further referenced Tinubu’s political role in the emergence of former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, as well as his own victory in 2023.

“He made Buhari, a Hausa man, president. He made himself, a Yoruba man, president. What makes you think he will not make an Igbo man president if we clearly support him for one more term?” he added.

According to him, the Igbo people’s political interest would be better served through strategic alignment with Tinubu.

“The Igbo people’s best stake is with Asiwaju. Just think about it. The man has the best political structure in the country to win an election. Let us not waste our votes,” he stated.

His comments have since generated mixed reactions on social media, with some supporting his pragmatic political stance while others insist that broader issues of equity, justice and regional inclusion must first be addressed.

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