Igbo youths under the umbrella of the All Igbo Youth Forum have told President Bola Tinubu that governors from the South-East are deceiving him and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
The Forum declared that youths from the region will determine the outcome of the 2027 presidential election and not the elected politicians
The youth group made this statement during a press conference and gathering to celebrate the recent legal victory of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in Kenya.
President General of All Igbo Youth Forum, and former Deputy Chairman of Unuahia North Local Government Area, Chinedum Obilor, who spoke on behalf of the youths, said Kanu’s release or continued detention would determine whether or not Igbo youths would support Tinubu’s re-election bid.
Obilor, who asked Tinubu not to be deceived by empty assurances by Igbo political leaders, bluntly said that Igbo youths will not vote for him nor the APC if Kanu does not regain his freedom, adding that contrary to claims by Igbo political leaders, Tinubu’s fate in the South-East and other Igbo-speaking states in 2027 would be decided by the youths.
“Our governors are deceiving you. Our senators and House of Representatives members are deceiving you. They claim to be in charge, but they are not. We, the youths are the ones in charge of Igbo land.
”;Come and work with the youths. But if you fail, what happened in the last election will happen again,”; Obilor said.
