The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said members of the City Boy movement have an opportunity to shape the country’s future through active political participation and support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
Naijaonpoint reports that Akpabio made the remark on Wednesday while receiving members of the City Boy Movement, a pro-Tinubu support group, during a courtesy visit to his office at the National Assembly in Abuja.
Akpabio urged the movement to be focused, assuring that Tinubu’s administration is with them.
He said, “It is not a tragedy when a nonentity whimpers through life and ends up a failure in the grave. But it is a tragedy when a potentially achieving young man or woman, out of a flaw in his or her character, becomes a failure and ends up in the grave.
“Where you are now, you are privileged to work for the future of your country. You are privileged to tow the right path that has nothing to do with cultism or terrorism.
“You are privileged to chart the path of the next administration. You are also privileged to belong to the incoming government of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in 2027. It will be a tragedy for any of you to derail. We assure you that here we are 100 per cent with you.”
Akpabio also predicted that opposition parties would allege electoral manipulation if Tinubu wins re-election in 2027.
Akpabio, who is also the Grand Patron of the movement, urged them to intensify grassroots mobilisation for Tinubu’s re-election, expressing confidence that the President would secure a second term despite expected opposition criticism.
He said the movement would ensure Tinubu had agents in every polling unit and help prevent a repeat of votes allegedly lost during the 2023 election.
He added, “The City Boy Movement is like a wind blowing across the nation. You may not see it, but you can feel it. Every political party in Nigeria is already feeling the impact of the City Boy Movement.
“Never again shall we have a situation in any polling unit in Nigeria where Mr President will not have an agent because we have the City Boy Movement. In the last election, if your Movement had existed, many of our votes that were not counted in many polling units would have been counted.
“I want you to have it in mind that you have come up at the right time and l do know that you are all poised to ensure maximum victory come 2027. But when the victory of President Bola Tinubu will be announced, you will hear people saying it is rigged. That they did this or that. Ignore all those things and remain focused.”
