The City Boy Movement in Ondo State has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 will bring more development and projects to the state.
The State Director of the Movement, Mr Oluwafemi Ayejusunle, made this statement on Thursday during the inauguration of the newly elected state executive officers of the support group in Akure, the state capital.
Ayejusunle said the City Boy Movement would mobilise support for President Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He explained that the group would also establish a strong grassroots structure across the state’s 18 local government areas, wards and polling units to promote the achievements of the Tinubu administration.
Ayejusunle noted that the state benefited from several federal government projects and appointments under the current administration, adding that continuity would enable the state to attract more development.
He listed the dualisation of the Ore-Ondo-Akure Road, the Akure-Ado Ekiti Road and other federal road projects, as well as the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, among projects that have significant economic benefits for the state.
Ayejusunle also cited the approval of the Federal Teaching Hospital for the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), the proposed Aviation College and student loans provided through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).
He said the movement would also campaign on the federal government’s interventions in youth development, support for small businesses, agriculture and infrastructure.
He specifically mentioned the proposed Ondo Deep Sea Port and industrial park, the completion of ongoing federal road projects, intervention in the Ayetoro coastal erosion crisis, youth empowerment initiatives, improved electricity supply and affordable housing.
Ayejusunle said the City Boy Movement was targeting more than one million votes for Mr Tinubu in Ondo State in 2027.
He recalled that Ondo recorded the highest number of votes for President Tinubu among the South-West states in the 2023 presidential election.
Ayejusunle urged the newly inaugurated executives to take the movement’s grassroots mobilisation seriously and to reach young people, women, traders, students and residents across the state.
‘To the new executives, lead with discipline, integrity and results. Reach the youth, women, markets, campuses and communities. Talk less. Work more. Deliver votes,’ he said.
He said the movement’s immediate priorities included strengthening its structures across the 18 local government areas, mobilising voters and explaining the Renewed Hope Agenda to residents.
Ayejusunle added that the inauguration marked the start of the movement’s preparations for the 2027 election.
‘Our mission is clear: to mobilise, organise and deliver support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027,’ he said.
Speaking at the event, the South-West Youth Leader of the APC, Daramola Adesuyi, commended the Ondo chapter of the City Boy Movement, particularly for its mobilisation efforts and organisational strength.
Adesuyi said the inauguration demonstrated the group’s preparations for the 2027 elections.
He also commended the Minister of Youth for supporting young people interested in politics, adding that the involvement of youths, professionals and grassroots members would strengthen the movement.
‘We have everybody involved; professionals, local people and youths in the mobilisation for the election,’ Adesuyi said.