Igbo Delegates Assembly Disowns Tinubu Endorsement

On 15 September 2026, the Igbo Delegates Assembly (IDA), which represents Ndigbo in the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), publicly disowned the purported endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in 2027. The assembly, through a statement signed by President-General Chief Ken Okeugo and Secretary-General Donatus Nwugo, clarified that it has not adopted any presidential candidate and demanded a retraction of the endorsement attributed to Chief Amechi Onwe, identified as the Director-General of the Igbo Political Movement.

The IDA emphasized that it is still evaluating presidential contenders and has not authorized any individual or group to commit the assembly to any candidate. Furthermore, the assembly rejected the claim of delivering two million votes to Tinubu, labeling it a gross underestimation of the electoral strength of Ndigbo in the North, which constitutes a much larger constituency.