21/09/2022
I'M THE ONLY PERSON THAT COMMANDS THE RESPECT AND CONTROL OF NIGERIAN YOUTHS, PETER OBI'S POPULARITY IS ONLY ONLINE ------- GOV. YAHA BELLO
SAYS HIS APPOINTMENT AS TINUBU'S NATIONAL YOUTH COORDINATOR IS AN INDICATION THAT HIS ADMINISTRATION WILL BE PRO-YOUTH
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has postulated that he remains the only person in Nigeria that commands the respect and control of the youths of the country.
While fielding questions on Channels Television, the Kogi Governor said that the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is only popular online which is different from grassroot movement and mobilization.
He said" "during the contest, before the presidential primary of all political party, the only person that commands the respect and control of Nigerian youths is Gov. Yahaya Bello.
"Peter Obi, I respect him, a gentle man, one time governor, a business man who everybody knows has engaged in several business including importation of majority of what we consume today in the country.
"He is doing well in his own right, but let me tell you; first online agitation or whatever, is different from grassroot movement and mobilization.
"Prior to my reelection in 2019 , two prominent citizens conducted opinion poll about my winning the election in Kogi state, and they marked my down. I simply laughed because they are not on ground, they fly in the sky, they don't move by the road. They don't have connection at all with the people.
"In this coming election, you would see strategy, you would know that Gov. Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress, the Executive Governor of Kogi state have the command of and respect of the Nigerian youth, and of course, they are looking forward to me coordinating them and directing them aright."
Meanwhile, the Kogi government also stated that his appoint as the National Youth Coordinator of the APC Presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, suggests that his administration would be pro-youth if he becomes president.
"The step that our candidate, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have taken in appointing me to lead the way, coordinate the youths is an indication that his government come 29th of May, 2023 when he would have been sworn in as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is an indication that he is going to be pro-youth, younger generations, pro-Nigerians," he said.
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