Ogunlewe cites NELFUND, ASUU interventions as APC youth wing readies 2027 campaign message

By Faheem Lawal

The Zonal Director of the South-West All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) Youth Mobilisation Directorate, Moyosore Ogunlewe, has pointed to the Federal Government’s interventions in the education sector as part of the achievements members should take to young people ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Ogunlewe, who is also the Chairman of Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State, spoke at the inaugural meeting of the directorate, held on Sunday at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.

He cited efforts to address prolonged Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strikes, the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) and monthly stipends for students as initiatives of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.

According to him, the administration has also recorded progress in security, road construction and infrastructure.

Ogunlewe urged members of the directorate to communicate these achievements through digital platforms and direct community engagement, stressing the importance of taking the message to the grassroots.

He said the directorate’s primary responsibility is to build an effective mobilisation structure across local government areas, wards, polling units and streets to ensure wider engagement with young people.

The Minister of Youth Development and Director of Youth Mobilisation of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Ayodele Olawande, delivered the keynote address at the meeting.

Olawande outlined the vision, expectations and strategic direction of the directorate, stressing its role in mobilising young people and coordinating grassroots engagement ahead of President Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign.

The meeting brought together political stakeholders, youth leaders and members of the directorate.

Among those present were the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun; Rinsola Abiola; Barrister Daramola Adesuyi; Dr Gbadamosi Titilayo; Ogunlende; Dr Seriki; Alabi Opeyemi; and other party stakeholders.