The Lagos State chapter of the City Boy Movement has been inaugurated with a pledge to mobilise support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, as the South-West bloc of the movement declared its target of delivering no fewer than eight million votes for the President in the next general election.
The inauguration, held on Tuesday at Marcellina’s Place, Ikeja, attracted political leaders, traditional rulers, local government chairmen, youth leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Speaking at the event, the South-West Coordinator of the movement, Hon. Olamijuwonlo Alao-Akala, charged members of the newly inaugurated Lagos chapter to serve as ambassadors of the movement and ensure its message reaches every community across the state.
“We in the South-West promised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu nothing less than eight million votes, and you are the ambassadors of those votes,” Alao-Akala said.
The Director-General of the City Boy Movement in Lagos and Chairman of Kosofe Local Government, Barrister Moyosore Ogunlewe, described the inauguration as more than a political gathering, saying the movement is focused on youth mobilisation, empowerment and national development.
“Today is far more than the inauguration of another state chapter. It is about mobilising and empowering Nigerian youths to be more responsible and committed to the development of the country,” Ogunlewe said.
He noted that despite constituting a large percentage of Nigeria’s population, many young people remain excluded from active civic participation.
According to him, the movement plans to establish a robust grassroots structure across wards, communities and polling units nationwide while promoting national unity, discipline and greater youth involvement in governance.
“Every youth in Nigeria is welcome into the group. Our strategy is to campaign across the country, reaching every ward, community and polling unit,” he added.
National Director-General of the City Boy Movement, Tosin Shoga, said the organisation was established to strengthen the connection between government policies and citizens at the grassroots.
“The City Boy Movement has become a vehicle that carries the Renewed Hope Agenda to every corner of the country. Our mission is to bridge the gap between the grassroots and the government,” Shoga said.
Also speaking, the Chairman of Conference 57 and Chairman of Ibeju-Lekki Local Government, Hon. Sesan Olowa, assured members of the support of Lagos council chairmen for the initiative.
“We will leave no stone unturned to ensure President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s victory in Lagos State,” Olowa said.
Also present at the inauguration were Amir Kashim Shettima (Jnr.), son of the Vice President and co-patron of the movement, and Moremi Ojudu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement. Both urged members to actively promote the Tinubu administration’s programmes, highlighting achievements in infrastructure development, education, healthcare and the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).