President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian youths to collect their Permanent Voter Cards and participate in the 2027 general elections, saying their future depends on the outcome of the poll.
He said the election was not about his personal ambition but about the future of young Nigerians, urging them to use their PVCs to determine the country’s leadership.
Tinubu made the appeal on Saturday at the Rainbow Coalition presidential campaign rally in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
“To the youth of Nigeria, I’m looking at you. This election is about you. It’s not about me. Your future depends on this election,” he said.
He urged those who had yet to collect their PVCs to do so, describing the voter card as a weapon for determining the country’s future.
“It is left for you to use the weapon you have. And that weapon is the PVC. If you have not collected yours, please go ahead and collect it. Please. I beg you. I take God beg you,” the President said.
The President also described economic development as the weapon young Nigerians could use against poverty, saying his administration was working to improve the economy and spread prosperity.
He said previous administrations had left billions and trillions of naira in unpaid pensions and gratuities, which his government was clearing.
“The people that governed before, they left unpaid pensions and gratuity in billions and trillions of naira. That is being cleared. So that every family is included. We are sharing prosperity already,” he said.
Tinubu cited retired professionals, including engineers, welders and teachers, as beneficiaries of the payments.
“A retired engineer is receiving their gratuity right now. A retired welder is receiving the pension right now. A retired teacher is receiving the pension right now,” he added.
The President thanked the residents for their support and interaction with him, expressing affection for them before concluding his address.
The rally, held at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt, was organised by the Rainbow Coalition, a political alliance led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to mobilise support for Tinubu’s re-election bid.
The coalition comprises politicians and supporters from different political parties, including the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party. It had earlier endorsed Tinubu for a second term and unveiled its preferred candidates for various elective positions in Rivers State.
Tinubu’s appearance at the rally is part of his engagements ahead of the 2027 general elections, having launched his re-election campaign in Kaduna State on October 24.
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