The All Progressives Congress youths in the South-East and
South-South regions, on Thursday, commenced jogging from Yenagoa to Lagos to
drum support for the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.
The youths, under the auspices of the South-East/South-South
Jogging for Tinubu Campaign Initiative, constituted a team of fitness
enthusiasts to embark on the six-day exercise.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the jogging took off
at the Bayelsa secretariat of the APC by the Bayelsa Chairman of the party, Dr
Dennis Otiotion.
Addressing the team shortly before take off, Otiotio
applauded the youths for volunteering to drum support for the Tinubu/Shettima
presidential bid, adding that the gesture was an indication that Nigerian
youths desired Tinubu.
He noted that sports remained a veritable tool for youth
development and mass mobilisation, which brought youths from 11 states of the
South-East and South-South geopolitical zones.
Otitio said that it was impressive to observe that the APC
youths initiated the jogging from Yenagoa, an indication of the support from
the state for Tinubu’s presidency.
The state APC chairman said that Tinubu’s track record as
governor of Lagos State remained verifiable testimony of the presidential
candidate’s leadership capacity.
Earlier, the Coordinator of the support group, Mr Sam Adaga,
told Otiotio that the 25-member team drew at least two representatives from
each of the 11 states in the South-East and South-South and the executive of
the group.
He explained that the aim was to raise awareness amongst the
populace across settlements along their route from Yenagoa to Lagos.
He said that eight members of the joggers were female.
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