President Bola Tinubu has urged youths to participate in the 2027 general election, saying their future depends on the outcome of the poll.
The President said the election was not about his personal ambition but about the future of young Nigerians.
Tinubu made the appeal on Saturday at the Rainbow Coalition presidential campaign rally in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The rally was organised by the Rainbow Coalition, a political alliance led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to mobilise support for Tinubu’s re-election bid.
He urged them to collect and use their Permanent Voter Cards(PVCs) to determine the country’s leadership.
“To the youth of Nigeria, I’m looking at you. This election is about you. It’s not about me. Your future depends on this election,” he said.
He urged those who had yet to collect their PVCs to do so, describing the voter card as a weapon for determining the country’s future.
“It is left for you to use the weapon you have. And that weapon is the PVC. If you have not collected yours, please go ahead and collect it. Please. I beg you. I take God beg you,” the President said.
Tinubu also described economic development as the weapon young Nigerians could use against poverty, saying his administration was working to improve the economy and spread prosperity.
He said previous administrations had left trillions of naira in unpaid pensions and gratuities, which his government was clearing.
“The people that governed before, they left unpaid pensions and gratuity in billions and trillions of naira. That is being cleared. So that every family is included. We are sharing prosperity already,” he said.
Tinubu cited retired professionals, including engineers, welders and teachers, as beneficiaries of the payments.
“A retired engineer is receiving their gratuity right now. A retired welder is receiving the pension right now. A retired teacher is receiving the pension right now,” he added.
The President thanked the residents for their support and interaction with him.
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