…….Our youths, women, and Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) must be at the heart of our political mobilisation, not at its margins.
The Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives Dr Tajudeen Abbas has received the leadership of the City Boy Movement, led by its Director-General, Hon. Francis Oluwatosin Shoga, in Abuja.
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Speaking while receiving them,he commended their commitment to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election and urged them to deepen their engagement with young Nigerians, particularly the 10.8 million newly registered voters recorded by INEC.
Dr Tajudeen Abbas explained that with 4.8 million members and counting, he encouraged the movement to mobilise at least one additional youth voter per member.
He also stressed the need to prioritise women and PLWDs, whose representation in the nation political and public institutions remains unacceptably low.
According to him,he is encouraged that President Tinubu has embraced the National Assembly’s legislative efforts to advance inclusion for these groups, with executive bills expected to follow.
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“Beyond winning elections, political movements must champion good governance, youth development, civic education, and community service. That is why I was pleased that the City Boy Movement embraced my proposed PBAT Stewardship Account, which will help communicate the President’s policies, programmes, and achievements to Nigerians”he added
The Speaker maintained that our politics must be measured not only by the votes we win, but by the lives we improve and the people we bring along, stressing that together, let us build a stronger, more inclusive Nigeria where every citizen has a stake in our democracy.
