RHA Ghana Chapter endorses Tinubu for second term ahead of 2027 elections

The Ghana Chapter of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors (RHA), a diaspora policy think tank focused on democratic continuity and structural reforms in Nigeria, has declared its support for the reelection of Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections.

The endorsement was announced during an emergency political strategy meeting held in Accra, where members of the group unanimously resolved that President Tinubu should be given another term to continue ongoing reforms in Nigeria.

The statement was jointly signed by Dr Oscar Ugoh, National Chairman of RHA Ghana Chapter, and Rev Dr Ebenezer Alabi, Vice Chairman of the organisation.

According to the group, the reforms initiated by the Nigerian leader are too significant to be abandoned midway or handed over to what it described as “political tourists and recycled failures.”

The RHA Ghana Chapter also commended the ruling All Progressives Congress for what it described as efforts to impose discipline within Nigeria’s political system and tackle entrenched corruption and rent seeking practices.

Speaking at the event, the National Chairman of the group, Dr Oscar Ugoh, praised President Tinubu for implementing policies that previous administrations allegedly lacked the political will to undertake.

“President Tinubu did what three administrations lacked the political capital to do in one year. He pulled the plug on the N4 trillion per year fuel subsidy scam, collapsed the foreign exchange arbitrage system, and forced state governors to account for FAAC allocations. That is not reform. That is political warfare against the elite cartel,” he stated.

The group highlighted several achievements it attributed to the Tinubu administration, including the removal of fuel subsidies, reforms within the foreign exchange sector, local government autonomy backed by the Supreme Court, and the operationalisation of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), which it said has enabled more than 200,000 students to access interest free loans.

RHA Ghana also cited ongoing infrastructure projects such as the Lagos Calabar Coastal Highway, the Abuja Kaduna Kano rail project, and efforts aimed at stabilising Nigeria’s power grid as evidence of progress under the current administration.

The organisation further praised Nigeria’s digital economy initiatives, including the expansion of the 3MTT programme and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), which it said are helping position Nigeria as a hub for technology talent.

On foreign policy, the group said Nigeria had regained influence within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and strengthened trade and security cooperation with Ghana.

Vice Chairman of the RHA Ghana Chapter, Rev Dr Ebenezer Alabi, argued that the reforms being implemented by the Tinubu administration require more than one term to mature.

“Reforms this deep do not mature in four years. Tax harmonisation, security sector overhaul, rail privatisation, and subsidy reinvestment are eight-year projects. Handing the keys back to the opposition in 2027 is how you guarantee policy reversal, capital flight, and a return to subsidy looting,” he stated.

He added that President Tinubu’s second term should be viewed not merely as a political ambition but as a strategy to sustain continuity and prevent policy reversals.

Dr Ugoh further described the 2027 elections as a critical decision point for Nigerians.

“2027 is a choice between consolidation and collapse. Between a president who fights the system and a system that eats presidents,” he said.

He called on Nigerian professionals, students, traders, and members of the diaspora to support the president’s reelection bid and ensure what he described as a “one touch, no contest victory.”

The endorsement resolution was adopted unanimously by the leadership and membership of the RHA Ghana Chapter.