2027: City Boy Movement Commends Gov Aliyu, Urges Sokoto Youths to Back Tinubu, Governor
The City Boy Movement (CBM) has hailed Sokoto State Governor, Dr Ahmed Aliyu, for what it described as people-oriented leadership, while urging youths in the state to support his re-election and that of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027.
The call was made on Thursday in Sokoto during a youth mobilisation and sensitisation rally organised ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Minister of Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, and Director-General of the City Boy Movement, Hon. Francis Oluwatosin Shoga, urged young people to rally behind the two leaders, citing their commitment to youth development and governance.
Olawande said the Tinubu administration had prioritised young Nigerians through educational opportunities, skills acquisition, entrepreneurship, job creation and greater participation in governance.
He identified the establishment of a separate Ministry of Youth Development, the National Youth Conference and various empowerment initiatives under the Renewed Hope Agenda as evidence of the administration’s commitment to young people.
“President Tinubu believes in the Nigerian youth. He has given us a voice, a ministry, and opportunities never given before. The best way to repay him is to stand with him in 2027,” the minister said.
Shoga, who disclosed that the City Boy Movement had registered more than 4.8 million members nationwide, said the organisation had established structures across states, local governments, wards and polling units.
He explained that the movement, under the patronage of Barr. Seyi Tinubu, would intensify grassroots mobilisation, campus engagements and outreach programmes in markets and motor parks to secure massive youth participation in the 2027 elections.
The CBM Director-General also praised Governor Aliyu’s administration for its performance in Sokoto, describing it as an example of transparency, accountability and development-oriented leadership.
“Gov. Aliyu has not borrowed a kobo, yet he is delivering roads, housing, water, schools, hospitals and jobs. Sokoto youths must reward performance with continuity,” Shoga stated.
Similarly, Sokoto State Director of the City Boy Movement, Alhaji Masudu Musa Bashar, expressed confidence that youths in Sokoto and other parts of the country would vote for Tinubu, Aliyu and other APC candidates in the forthcoming elections.
The rally attracted youth and student leaders, women’s groups, APC stakeholders and City Boy Movement coordinators from the 23 local government areas of Sokoto State.
