Ahead of the March 26th National Convention of the rulling All Progressives Congress, APC, a youth group, under the aegis of Amalgamation of Youth Associations from the North-West Geopolitical Zone, have thrown their weight behind the candidature of Kareemat Rinsola Abiola, the daughter of the winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 Presidential Election, late Chief MKO Abiola as she is vying for the position of National Youth Leader of the rulling party.
The Zonal Coordinator for the group, Sabiu Ibrahim, made their position known at a news conference in Kano on Thursday.
He said the decision of the group to support Abiola’s contest followed an exhaustive deliberation with various youth associations from the zone.
“We have come to agree on common ground in support of the daughter of the legend, late Chief MKO Abiola, Rinsola Abiola, who is contesting for the position of National Youth Leader under the platform of the ruling APC.
“One of our strong points, apart from her suitability for the position, is that the position has been zoned to South-West geopolitical zone where she comes from,” Ibrahim said.
According to him, Abiola has all it takes to contest for the position and bring new changes for the development of youths in the overall national development.
“She believes in creating spaces for our women and young ones and above all, she is unarguably patriotic and detribalised, just like her father, Chief MKO Abiola, of blessed memory.
“A large chunk of us are APC card-carrying members. We also have among us political activists, who believe in the promotion of women in governance and politics.
“We believe if given the opportunity, she will mobilise young voters for the 2023 elections through extensive nationwide engagements with different segments of youth across the country,” he said.
Rinsola Abiola, a grassroot politician and gender equality advocate was just recently announced winner, “woman of the year” Politics category at the Harconomy awards 2022, an award ceremony put together towards honouring women of excellence in Nigeria.
(Nigeria Standard)
