Mujidat Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, daughter of President Bola Tinubu and Iyaloja-General of Nigeria, has launched the Iyaloja General Movement (IGM) for Renewed Hope Initiatives, promising to garner 10 million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC).
She also charged Nigerians not to vote for Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, saying that they will not only reverse the gains already made, but take Nigeria backward.
The movement was inaugurated on Thursday at the Eagle Square, Abuja, with thousands of leaders and supporters present.
The convener, Tinubu-Ojo, said they have put structures in place across the 36 states, local government areas, and wards to mobilise market women, traders, and other grassroots voters for the re-election of President Tinubu.
Addressing the gathering, Tinubu-Ojo said IGM was established to sensitise market leaders and members of the informal sector on the forthcoming elections and encourage them to support candidates they believe can provide effective leadership.
She described market women and men as a powerful voting bloc whose influence politicians cannot afford to ignore, adding that the informal sector plays a critical role in driving the nation’s economy.
The Iyaloja also charged Nigerians not to consider opposition leaders and presidential candidates like Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, saying that they will only take Nigeria backwards.
‘What we are putting together as market leaders is to encourage our people, to sensitise them on the next election, and on which direction they should follow,’ she said.
Defending the present administration and its policies, she said the president had introduced measures that would eventually improve the country’s economic fortunes, adding that the current economic challenges are part of a painful transition whose benefits would become more evident over time.
‘What he is doing right now is like a pregnant woman going through labour. We are labouring now. Almost all Nigerians are feeling what he is doing now. The policies are painful, but the end result will justify the means,’ she said.