The National Youth Leader of the All Progressive Congress Dayo Israel has set up a task force for the registration and revalidation of youth-led and youth/student-focused support groups to ensure mobilization ahead of the 2023 election.
Inaugurating the task force on Wednesday 29th June 2022 at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, Dayo said the party needs over 120 million Nigerian youths including students to actualize the needed victory for the APC presidential candidate and other flag bearers come 2023.
He noted that as the National Youth Leader, his topmost priority is to boost inclusivity, particularly among men and women at the grassroots, hence urging the task force to build on the laid down structures to achieve results.
“The TASKFORCE has as Co-Chairs, my brother, the former KWARA State Commissioner forInformation and former President of the Pan African Youth Council Mr. Ben Duntoye, My brother and deputy Hon Jamaldeen Kabir, the Deputy National Youth Leader of the APC. My dear Sister and friend Ms. Rinsola Abiola (Former Member of the APC BOT), Hon Imaar Sulaiman-Ibrahim (Federal Commissioner/CEO, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons), H.E Ambassador Ginika Tor (Federal Commissioner, Federal Character Commission), Zubair Aliyu (North Central Zonal Youth Leader), Jason Baba Kwaghe (North-East Zonal Youth Leader), Abdulhamid Umar Mohd (northwest Zonal Youth Leader) Comr. Ebimobowei Oyas (South-South Zonal Youth Leader), Hon. Ikenna Anyalewechi (South East Zonal Youth Leader), and Hon Lawal Kolade Paff (southwest Zonal Youth Leader). Others are Hon. Sesan Daini (Chairman Igbogbo Baiyeku Local Government), Kelechi Ekugo (Chief of Staff to the Minister of State, Mines, and Steel), Ogban Isetu Ogban (SSA to the Governor of Cross River State), Aminu Shehu Uba (Special Assistant to Senator Orji Uzor Kalu)- Irinoye Olabisi Omolayo (Senior Legislative Aide to the Deputy Senate President), Mohammed Salisu BUHARI (Agriwatts Nigeria Limited), Abisoye Fagbade (CEO Sodium Group), Mohammed Saidu Etsu, Khadijat Kareem, Michael Amosun, Esther Eddy and Ms. Amaka Lawrence.”
However, the revalidation of the affiliated youth/student support groups will be opened for a period of one month starting from Friday 1st of July through 31st of July, thus enjoining interested groups across the country to register digitally and submit all relevant documents at www.youngprogessives.ng/supportgroups.