Ondo APC youths warn against internal sabotage ahead of 2027
The Ondo Progressive Youth Forum has kicked against moves by those it described “unscrupulous elements” attempting to destabilise the youth structure of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State and across the country ahead of 2027.
According to the youth forum, the recent media outings by certain party members, purportedly showing support for an individual, were calculated attempts to sow division within the party’s ranks and cast doubt on a decision already taken at the highest level of the party.
In a statement issued on Thursday by the leader of the forum, Damilola Abegunde, the group threw its full support for the appointment of the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, as Director of Youth Mobilisation for the PBAT/APC 2027 Presidential Campaign Council.
The group emphasised that the appointment of Olawande was made by President Bola Tinubu in his wisdom and that the interest of the President remains paramount to the youth wing of the party in Ondo State.
According to the forum, any attempt to discredit the authority of the President and question his decisions regarding the party’s campaign structure is unacceptable.
The forum noted that Olawande, alongside the Ondo State APC Youth Leader, had been working for the President long before the formal pronouncement that made him the leader of the youth campaign team.
It stated that the Minister had already been coordinating, empowering, and mobilising youths across the country in preparation for the presidential election.
The group emphasised that the ongoing National Youth Conference is one of the initiatives of the Minister of Youth Development aimed at bringing young Nigerians together, giving them a seat at the table of governance, and collectively arriving at a common resolve to support the re-election of Tinubu.
“The interest of the President is our interest. The position of the President is the position we will abide by. We therefore find it laughable that a few individuals would come together to discredit the authority of the President and question a decision he has taken in the overall interest of the party,” the forum stated.
The youth forum further reeled out a list of achievements under the Minister’s leadership, describing them as enormous of a leader who understands young people, particularly that he is one of them.
The group called on youths across Ondo State and the country at large to reject the activities of what it termed “intruders” bent on causing chaos within the party.
It urged all APC youth structures to remain united, loyal to the President, and focused on the task ahead, which it said is the victory Tinubu in 2027.