Southeast former governors form forum, endorse Tinubu for re-election

On 2026-04-07, former governors from Nigeria’s Southeast formally inaugurated the Southeast Forum of Former Governors in Enugu and endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for re-election. The communique, read by Dave Umahi, said the forum would support serving governors on zonal and national issues and gave Tinubu its full backing. The event was a public political endorsement rather than a policy action or agreement.