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The 2027 re-election bid of President Bola Tinubu received a massive grassroots boost at the weekend, as the National Councillors Forum of Nigeria formally teamed up with the City Boys Movement.
The Forum’s President, Evoh Okechukwu Nwikegwu, declared that the nation’s 8,809 councillors are ready to leverage their influence across 176,836 polling units to ensure a landslide victory for the President.
He described the partnership between the councillors and the City Boys Movement, led by Seyi Tinubu as an unstoppable force. He emphasised that as the closest representatives to the people, councillors are the vanguards of progress.
“The figures are staggering,” Nwikegwu said. “This is a movement poised to sweep across the nation. Any agenda that seeks to undermine this will be rendered a futile attempt to obstruct progress.”
He hailed the Tinubu administration as a game-changer for Nigeria, specifically citing the recent restoration of local government autonomy as a landmark achievement.
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“Restoring power and funding to the third tier of government. Major investments in national stability. Expansion of programmes aimed at the poor and vulnerable. A renewed focus on farming and the rural economy,” he said.
He reserved special praise for Seyi Tinubu, describing his leadership of the City Boys Movement as visionary and a beacon of hope for the youth and the grassroots. He noted that the South East was “abuzz with excitement” to welcome the movement, signalling a shift in the region’s political alignment ahead of the next polls.
“We are ready to ride the tide of progress,” Nwikegwu declared. “Let us show the world that we are a people committed to progress and determined to succeed.”
The speech concluded with a call for national unity, urging Nigerians to look past political divisions and support the current reforms for a prosperous, peaceful and progressive nation.
