The Minister of State for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, on Friday said the City Boy Movement was designed to bridge the gap between leadership and young Nigerians.
Olawande stated this in Benin during the City Boy Movement leadership’s tour of the South-South.
The delegation was led by its Grand Patron, Seyi Tinubu, alongside key officials including the Director-General of the movement, Francis Oluwatosin Shola.
He noted that young Nigerians needed to be strategically positioned in governance and nation-building, adding that the South-South tour, which began in Edo State, would serve as a rallying point to mobilise, inspire, and awaken young people across the region.
The minister said, “The City Boy Movement is designed to bridge the gap between leadership and young Nigerians. The South-South tour, which is starting in Edo State, serves as a rallying point to mobilise, inspire, and awaken young people across the region.”
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo used the occasion to underscore the state’s commitment to youth-focused political mobilisation and to reaffirm his backing for President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid.
Welcoming the group, Okpebholo praised their decision to launch the South-South regional tour in Edo State, describing it as a recognition of the state’s growing relevance in national political engagement.
