The Government Secondary School Otukpo Old Boys Association (OGSSOBA) has declared its support for its alumnus, Senator (Dr.) George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in the 2027 presidential election.
The association, which boasts over 10,000 members spread across the former Benue-Plateau and Gongola states, declared that it is queuing behind the SGF to enable President Tinubu to complete his ongoing developmental projects and economic reforms.
Speaking in Abuja, the National Convener of the support group, Okpe Oko, JP, described Senator Akume-who graduated from the institution in 1971-as a towering political leader whose direction the alumni body will follow unconditionally.
‘He is our father. Wherever he goes, we go; whatever he says, we follow him,’ Oko stated. ‘That is why we have decided to queue behind him to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second-term presidential bid, to continue with the work he started and bring it to completion.’
Defending the administration’s policy direction, Oko described President Tinubu’s removal of the fuel subsidy as a bold leadership step necessary to prevent hyperinflation and long-term economic collapse.
‘Now, we have a bold leader who decided to swallow the bitter pills and took the bullets on behalf of the entire nation,’ he added.
Corroborating his views, the National Coordinator of the group, Chief Ali Igboyi, acknowledged the current socio-economic challenges but emphasised that the subsidy removal was crucial to dismantling cartels that had long exploited the country.
Chief Igboyi highlighted key federal interventions driving economic recovery in the North-Central region, citing major road networks such as the Buruku-Logo Bridge, the Makurdi-Gboko Road, and the Calabar-Abuja Superhighway, alongside the newly commissioned $250 million lithium processing facility in Nasarawa State.
According to Igboyi, these infrastructure, security, and industrial investments are laying a solid foundation for sustainable growth, job creation, and prosperity across the region and Nigeria at large.