Deputy Speaker Kalu Meets Tompolo, Strategises For Tinubu’s 2027 Victory
Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives and Deputy Director-General, South II, of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC), Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has met with High Chief
Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu's outreach to Tompolo is part of the ruling All Progressives Congress's early mobilisation for the 2027 general election, with Kalu serving as Deputy Director-General for South-South in the APC Presidential Campaign Council. High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, better known as Tompolo, remains one of the most influential power brokers in the Niger Delta, with a support base that straddles the region's political and ex-militant networks, making his backing significant for any party seeking votes in the oil-producing south-south states.
The meeting signals the APC's intent to consolidate Niger Delta support ahead of President Bola Tinubu's expected re-election bid, a region that has historically leaned toward the opposition but where the ruling party has been working to expand its influence. All four reports agree on the core facts — that Kalu and Tompolo met to discuss 2027 strategy — but none detail what specific commitments, if any, emerged from the meeting, what role Tompolo might play in the campaign, or how rival camps within the Niger Delta's political establishment have reacted.