The Renewed Hope Project 2027 has inaugurated its Lagos State Students Coordination with plans to engage students across tertiary institutions ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Speaking at the inauguration and press conference in Lagos, the State Students Coordinator, Sanni Olamide, said the initiative would focus on education, youth participation, opportunities and national development.
Olamide described the Renewed Hope Project 2027 as a political campaign structure connected to the 2027 activities of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Dr Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat and other All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in Lagos State.
He said the students’ coordination would provide a platform for students to access information, ask questions and engage with policymakers and political stakeholders.
According to him, the group would organise Lagos Students Policy and Development Symposiums and campus town-hall meetings to discuss education, employment, entrepreneurship, technology, leadership and governance.
Olamide also announced plans for a proposed one-million-man Lagos students and youth march as part of the project’s campaign activities to express support for Tinubu’s re-election bid and continuation of the Renewed Hope Agenda.
On education, he highlighted the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), scholarships and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) programmes as areas of government intervention aimed at reducing financial barriers to education.
The Federal Ministry of Education currently lists revised scholarship grants, including an increase in the undergraduate Nigerian Scholarship Award from N300,000 to N450,000.
Olamide said the student coordination would work with student leaders and other stakeholders to take discussions directly to campuses.
He said the structure would be guided by ‘discipline, inclusion, accountability, respect for student leadership, measurable engagement’ and the use of data and facts.
‘Students deserve information. Students deserve access. Students deserve the opportunity to ask questions. And students deserve to participate meaningfully in the democratic process,’ he said.
Olamide added that the initiative was not only about political mobilisation but also about creating opportunities for students to engage with policymakers and participate in discussions about Nigeria’s development.