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Yoruba council pledges to deliver two million votes for Tinubu’s re-election in 2027

Mr Olawande reiterated the commitment of the ministry to support youth development in the country.

• July 5, 2025
Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide logo
Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide logo

The Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide has promised to deliver two million votes for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, hailing him for creating the South-West Development Commission.

The council’s President, Aare Hassan, stated this during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, on Friday in Abuja.

Mr Hassan, represented by NCYW National Coordinator, Alawode Rahmon, said the commission would help to drive infrastructure development, stimulate economic growth, and enhance social welfare in the South-West geopolitical zone.

He said, “As part of the familiarisation meeting between the apex Yoruba indigenous people globally, NCYW visited the Ministry of Youth Development. This is with the sole aim of cross-fertilising ideas on various issues of regional and national development. We salute President Bola Tinubu on the establishment of the South-West Development Commission and appreciate his efforts in supporting youths through the Ministry of Youth Development.’’

Mr Hassan explained that the reason for the group’s mission to the ministry was to give full support to the Tinubu administration.

He also disclosed that its members were planning to deliver over two million votes in 2027 to support Tinubu’s re-election.

Mr Hassan called on the government to scale up interventions in the areas of food security, national security, youth development and robust economic development.

He also appealed to the President not to relent in engaging youths and empowering them to be strategically positioned to contribute to national development.

Responding, the minister, represented by his Chief of Staff, Mohammed Abdullahi, commended the group’s initiative to contribute to governance.

Mr Olawande reiterated the commitment of the ministry to support youth development in the country, adding that the forthcoming national youth confab was a step in the right direction for youth engagement.

He said that a portal had already been opened to that effect for youth registration nationwide, and it would be “youth-led, inclusive, non-partisan and transformational.”

The minister added that the initiative aimed to “co-create youth-informed, youth-approved, and youth-led solutions” that speak directly to the needs and aspirations of Nigeria’s vibrant youth population.

(NAN)

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