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From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
The re-election of President Bola Tinubu during next year’s presidential election has received a major boast as the All Progressives Congress (APC) youths, promised to mobilise 10 million votes during the poll.
Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, on Thursday, the APC youths also disclosed that arrangements are already at an advanced stage to organise a mega rally in November this year geared towards mobilising the youths for the presidential election.
Operating under the auspices of Youth on Ground Progessive and Mentorship Initiative (YOG), the Founder/National Coordinator, Obioma Nwuba, tagged the youths as a structured, values-driven movement built on the conviction that Nigeria’s youth, who constitute the largest demographic bloc in our nation.
In their appeal to the presidency and members of the APC Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), they warned: “Hope cannot be renewed from Abuja alone. It must be delivered in Abuja, Awka, and Owo. It must be felt in the farms in Jalingo and the workshops in Benin.”
“We therefore call on the Federal Government, and our esteemed governors under the APC platform, to recognise, endorse and partner with YOG as the grassroots delivery arm of the Renewed Hope Agenda.
“President, you have given us the vision. Give us the vehicle. YOG is that vehicle, tested, structured, and already on the ground. You cannot win 2027 with manifestos alone. You win it with grassroots mobilisation. Ten million organised youths are ten million votes, ten million voices and 10 million defenders of the Renewed Hope Agenda.
“Governors, we are not asking for handouts. We are offering you foot soldiers for food security, for peace, and for jobs in your states. Partner with us, and let us turn policy into plates of food and internally generated revenue IGR,” they noted.
Announcing the mega rally, they said: “We stand in support of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, and we stand equally in support of his 2027 second-term aspiration, because continuity of purposeful leadership is what this moment demands.
“We call on every positive-minded young Nigerian in the diaspora, in every ward, in every LGA, in every state, to join hands with us as we plan for our 10 million Youths on ground mega rally in November 2026, where we will be making the youth declaration for the 2027 Presidential elections,” they said.
Defending their million further, they insisted that youth is an election asset, the youths noted: “Nigeria’s median age sits below eighteen years. This demographic is either our greatest asset or our greatest risk. Ten million positive-minded youths, united by structure, mentorship and shared purpose, represent a force capable of stabilising our democracy and driving economic revival. We are deliberately building across all six zones.”
