Gbajabiamila Urges Youths to Drive National Development, City Boy Movement Targets 10 Million Votes for Tinubu

Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has called on Nigerian youths to embrace responsibility, promote national unity and place the country’s interests above personal ambition, describing young people as the driving force behind Nigeria’s future.

Gbajabiamila made the call in a goodwill message to participants at the 2026 National Retreat of the City Boy Movement, themed “Youth, Unity and Action.”

In a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital and New Media, O’Tega Ogra, the Chief of Staff said Nigeria’s future would be shaped by young citizens willing to prioritise service, sacrifice and purposeful action.

“No nation rises above the quality of its youth. Every generation’s destiny is shaped by its willingness to embrace responsibility, uphold unity and turn vision into action. The future we seek will not arrive by chance; it will be built deliberately by men and women who choose service over self, sacrifice over comfort and nation over narrow interest,” he said.

Gbajabiamila described the retreat as a strategic investment in the country’s future, noting that it comes at a critical period of economic transformation and institutional reforms under the administration of President Bola Tinubu.

He said the government’s policy measures, including the removal of fuel subsidy, the unification of the foreign exchange market and ongoing tax reforms, were beginning to yield positive results.

According to him, the reforms are gradually restoring economic stability, easing inflationary pressure and rebuilding investor confidence, while investments in infrastructure, student loans and technical skills development are creating opportunities for young Nigerians.

He commended the Patron and National Leader of the City Boy Movement, Seyi Tinubu, for his commitment to youth development and leadership, describing his vision as instrumental to the movement’s growth.

Gbajabiamila also urged members of the City Boy Movement to become ambassadors of the Renewed Hope Agenda by fostering unity, promoting peaceful engagement and demonstrating responsible leadership in their communities.

Also speaking, the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Senator Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, called for stronger grassroots mobilisation, institutional strengthening and sustained public engagement to consolidate the achievements of the Tinubu administration.

In his remarks, the Director-General of the City Boy Movement, Francis Oluwatosin Shoga, unveiled the organisation’s strategy to mobilise 10 million youth votes for President Tinubu’s re-election in the 2027 general election.

Shoga said the movement would focus on grassroots mobilisation rather than social media campaigns by expanding its structures across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory and strengthening ward-level engagement through community-based advocates.

He said the strategy is aimed at countering misinformation while promoting the Renewed Hope Agenda among young Nigerians.

National Secretary of the movement, Tosin Odufuwa, described the retreat as a defining moment for the organisation, saying it was designed to strengthen internal coordination, improve professionalism and prepare members for nationwide mobilisation ahead of future political engagements.

He urged participants to leave the retreat with renewed commitment and a unified vision for building a stronger national structure.

The second day of the retreat, themed “National Leadership, Mobilisation and Strategy,” brought together state coordinators from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, members of the National Working Committee, the Patron of the movement, Seyi Tinubu, the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, and other stakeholders.