Oluremi Tinubu, a senator for the Lagos Central Senatorial District and the spouse of All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu, has called for more support for her husband’s ambition, arguing that Nigeria is too crucial to be in the hands of amateurs.
In addition, Tinubu spoke forcefully for the inclusion of youths and women in politics and asked party’s younger members to rally their peers in support of the winning presidential campaign.
In her welcoming speech to the young leaders conference on Sunday in Abuja, she made the call.
The APC’s vice presidential candidate Kashim Shettima attended the event in Tinubu’s place. Shettima recognised the importance of young people in advancing the party and advised them to focus on grassroots mobilisation.
Tinubu said, “Right from the formation of the APC, young people have been at the forefront of promoting our party and our candidates. Even now, with campaigns yet to kick off, the youth energy can be felt with the many youth-led initiatives promoting the candidature of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima.
“I hereby urge all our youth leaders and youth-focused support groups, many of whom are represented here today, to ensure that efforts to mobilise support for the Tinubu/Shettima presidential campaign are targeted at the grassroots – right from our polling units to our wards and local governments – as that is where the real voters are.”
Asiwaju Tinubu has a history of helping young people, according to Tinubu, who asked the party’s thronging youth population to engage their peers in order to ensure that they cast the proper vote in the election.
“Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has a track record of uplifting and supporting young people, and I am confident that this will not change when he becomes President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“Engage your peers so that they understand that the decision of who to vote for is one that must be taken seriously. Nigeria is too important to be left to people without sufficient experience, a clear progressive vision, and a verifiable track record of leadership that delivers meaningful results,” Tinubu added.