Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar –
Over 14.3 million youths from South South and South Eastern part of NIgeria have indicated interest to support Governor Yahaya Bello’s presidential ambition come 2023.
The National Coordinator, Nigerian Rescue Mission (RENMISS) Abdullahi Damat, disclosed this on Sunday while addressing various youth groups during a town hall meeting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital.
Mr. Damat said governance is all about inclusiveness and Governor Yahaya Bello has display that in Kogi State through youth’s inclusiveness in his government.
Also, Professor Ralph Offiong, National Mobilizer for Yahaya Bello Campaign Organization said the governor had done so much in terms of youth’s inclusiveness and speaking truth to power.
‘His government is run by young people with diverse people, diverse culture and diverse religion and different political persuasion, I think Yahaya Bello is a model”
Offiong who is also the Head of Department of regional Geography University of Calabar, Cross River State urged the youth in the country to support Yahaya Bello’s presidential aspirations.
In their solidarity’s messages, the Chairman of the Cross River State Chapter of the Nigerian Youth Council (NYCN), Commrade Dan Obo, said Yahaya Bello is a friend of the Nigerian youths and the youth from the state will throw their weight behind him.
The National Vice President South South of the NYCN, Commrade Solomon Isogho, said the Town Hall Meeting is an engagement with youth, stressing that Yahaya Bello has deem it fit to interact with various youth from the South South and South East
A representative from the South East Commrade Igwe Chukwudi said Yahaya Bello is a man who believes that youths are the leaders of today and not the opposite.