In a bid to distinguish between reality and fiction in assessing the electioneering process, youth leaders in Ikorodu division held an awareness program on the 22nd of February 2023.
Tagged ‘delivering your polling units strategically’, the educative fora drew coordinators from the National youth council of Nigeria (NYCN) Ikorodu division branch, National Association of Ikorodu division students (NAIDS), Students Union leaders and other factions to the Ita-Elewa youth activity centre.
An enthralling panel, the forum allowed youths to engage leaders such as high Chief Asipa Kaoli, Rep. Jimi Benson MHR, Bldr Olusesan Daini, Igbogbo Baiyeku LCDA chairman, and Hon. Motunrayo Gbadebo-Alogba, Ijede LCDA council Boss, on ways youths can fully get involved in the canvassing and voting process.
The program also captioned the official declaration of youths in Ikorodu division in support of the All Progressive Congress (APC) party for the forthcoming elections.
Hitting the nail on the head, Chief Asipa kaoli in his statements, instructed youths present to change the course of their future by coming all out to vote APC.
He said without missing words, that the current youths know how favourable the ruling party is bending towards their direction, thus, he instructed, “Pair yourselves on Saturday (Election Day) and come out not only to vote but also let others around you vote for your party (APC)”.
Also building their minds ahead, Asipa Kaoli advised the youths to ready themselves for leadership roles, exhorting them to study more for valid uplifts, and not aiming to attract favour they did not work for.
Rep. Babajimi Benson MHR, Ikorodu federal lawmaker, who also attended the program, in his discourse, explained that as youths, representatives and leaders, the ruling party has a unifying factor, which is Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
According to Rep. Benson, Bola Tinubu is one way or the other connected to those making things happen around the waterbed region, which in itself gives the division proactive leverage at the helm of affairs.
He continued, “As youths, we’re all hardworking and doing well, all we need now is a leader to integrate our expertise and make our dreams come alive, and that leader is Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu”.
“Asiwaju knows Ikorodu, other candidates don’t”!
“A vote for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a ‘yes’ to all our APC working leaders in the division, which will make it easy for him to bring a lot of solutions to challenges we face”.
Explaining further, Rep. Benson said Nigeria is worth 500 billion dollars without adequate power supply, but India is worth 2 trillion dollars with power, a not too high margin in comparison to its regular challenges.
“With a leader like Asiwaju, who can walk us out of power issues, Nigeria will thrive better as an economy, and a lot of youths will become self-employed rather than seeking government positions”.
“That’s why on Election Day, everyone youth must not only be a voter for APC, but also a canvasser for the ruling party” Rep. Benson asserted
Bldr Sesan Daini, Executive Chairman of Igbogbo Baiyeku LCDA, engaged the youths on the ideology behind the Progressive family.
He explained that the All Progressives Congress’s goal is to create free and rich Education, Infrastructure, Agriculture and other social amenities for the people.
He continued, “The progressive family has existed since 1999 under the leadership of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and has had several names before now”.
“As the name implies we have always been progressive from the inception and there are lots of scorecards to show for it”.
“The Lekki Free Trade Zone is one of them and it was a vision that was foreseen and initiated by our leader Asiwaju” Bldr Daini added.
Executive chairman of Ijede LCDA, Hon. Motunrayo Gbadebo-Alogba, lauded the organisers of the program, acknowledging that the engagement was designed to further position Ikorodu Division for more dividends of democracy through its voting strength in the forthcoming elections.
According to her, “the youths must actively support the Renewed Hope agenda by voting for the presidential candidate of APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday, February 25th”.
“I am confident that the quality of insights shared by different speakers at the event will help put Ikorodu youths on the right track politically” Motunrayo concluded
Mr Rotimi Erogbogbo, chairman of Ikorodu Oga Development Association (IKODASS), former constituency 1 APC aspirant Yinka Majekodunmi, Comrade Folarin Adegboyega and Comrade Eniola Bada, amongst others, were in attendance.
The program was hosted by former Ikorodu constituency 1 aspirant, Prince Eniola Adeyemi, also known as Wake-Up and convened by Comrade Olalekan Billiamin-Oba, National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Lagos State chairman.
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