Kwara youths to hold mass rally for Saraki

YOUTHS in Kwara state have concluded plans to organize a mass rally in Ilorin with the aim of calling on the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, to salvage the nation from its current political, social and economic challenges.

Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Thursday, the convener of the youth forum, Mr Abdul-Mojeed Olanrewaju Oba, said that the mass rally was also to show level of acceptance enjoyed by Saraki in his home state.

Oba, who said that about one million youth would take part in the rally, added that it would help to sensitize the people of the state and seek their support towards Saraki’s presidential aspiration.

The convener, who said that the rally would take place on Saturday, September 15, in the Ilorin metropolis, highlighted some achievements of Saraki in the state in the area of power generation and electricity, primary health care, agriculture and farming, infrastructure development, polio immunization among others.

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He also urged all youth to get their PVC and play impact in 2019 general election for the sake of their future.

He urged youths to take advantage of the not too young to run bill that has been passed into law, stressing that it is a privilege for them to come out and help their community, and contribute in politics in general.

“The Olanrewaju Oba Youth Forum is a Kwara-based Forum that represents the interest of Kwara State Youths and Kwarans in general. The forum has over the years carried out several developmental projects in the state, ranging from providing food for indigent inhabitants of the State, offering scholarships to various students in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions, empowerment of individuals among several others. This forum consists of young and vibrant individuals with the convener, Mr Abdul-Mojeed Olanrewaju Oba, a major stakeholder in the Kwara State,” he said.