The South-South Zonal Coordinator of Tinubu Must Stay, Ogie Clement, has called on Nigerians, particularly youths and women in the region, to support President Bola Tinubu\u2019s re-election in 2027, saying continuity is necessary to sustain ongoing development programmes.\n<\/p>\n
Clement made the call on Friday during the TMS Town Hall Meeting and Industrial Training Workshop held at Tamara Hall, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.\n<\/p>\n
He said the gathering was not merely a political event but an opportunity to promote empowerment, skills acquisition and economic opportunities for women and young people.\n<\/p>\n
According to him, empowerment should go beyond political promises to providing practical skills that would enable beneficiaries to become economically independent.<\/p>\n
\u201cEmpowerment is not just a slogan. Empowerment is giving a young man a skill so he will not beg again. Empowerment is giving a woman a trade so she can feed her family with dignity.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cEmpowerment is giving a community the tools to build its own future. Today, our youths and women will learn, grow and go home stronger,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
The TMS coordinator described Tinubu\u2019s administration as one that had taken bold decisions and urged Nigerians not to abandon ongoing programmes halfway.<\/p>\n
He maintained that the South-South region had benefited from the administration\u2019s infrastructure and empowerment initiatives, citing the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and support for oil-producing communities.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the South-South, we have felt it. From the Coastal Highway to the empowerment programmes, to the support for our oil-producing communities, this administration has not forgotten us,\u201d Clement stated.\n<\/p>\n
He added that Nigeria could not afford to discontinue ongoing projects, insisting that continuity was important for the country to achieve its development objectives.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot afford to stop a good work halfway. A farmer does not abandon his house at foundation level. Nigeria must finish what it started. That is why we say Tinubu Must Stay,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
Addressing participants at the industrial training workshop, Clement urged beneficiaries to take advantage of the opportunity by acquiring relevant skills, asking questions and building useful networks.\n<\/p>\n
He said the TMS movement was not solely about political mobilisation but also about improving Nigerians\u2019 livelihoods through empowerment.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you are empowered, Bayelsa is empowered. When Bayelsa is empowered, the South-South is empowered. When the South-South is empowered, Nigeria is empowered,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Clement also charged TMS coordinators across the six South-South states to intensify grassroots mobilisation by taking the campaign to local government areas, wards, communities and political units.\n<\/p>\n
He urged members to remain united, warning against attempts to divide the region and the organisation.\n<\/p>\n
The zonal coordinator thanked the Bayelsa State chapter for hosting the event and reaffirmed the group\u2019s support for Tinubu, Vice-President Kashim Shettima and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.\n<\/p>\n
Also speaking, a political science lecturer at the Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Mr Chukwuebuka Okoye, urged Nigerians to give Tinubu more time to translate his economic reforms into improved living conditions.\n<\/p>\n
He compared the President\u2019s economic reform agenda to a farmer who patiently plants and nurtures crops before harvesting.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat the President is telling us is: Give me more time. You don\u2019t plant a seed today and start to reap the fruits that same day,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
However, Okoye noted that the economic gains must translate into affordable food, jobs, electricity and security.<\/p>\n
He urged Bayelsa stakeholders to communicate the people\u2019s development demands to the Federal Government ahead of the 2027 elections.\n <\/p>\n
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