Ahead of the May 29 inauguration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President, the National Youth Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Dayo Israel has stressed the need for the party and the incoming administration to give priority to communication and grassroots engagements.
He said this in Abuja while speaking at a conversational round table with the theme: “Electorate and Elections: The Parties, The People and The Possibilities” to mark the 43rd birthday of the former National Youth Leader of the party, Barrister Ismaeel Ahmed.
The APC chieftain decried the past practice of waiting for the election period before the party, political office holders and candidates for elective office strive to communicate and engage the people at the grassroots.
He observed that the greatest takeaway from the just-concluded general elections was voters had become more conscious of their political power to choose who governed them.
Dayo said,
“We must continue to communicate and engage the people, I believe that by the grace of Almighty, the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will do exceptional much more than can be imagined.
“And we will have less work to do in 2027 because we would have had a government that would have done exceptionally well that Nigerians will say let’s give him a second chance.”
The Youth leader also advised political leaders not to always think they can just decide for the people what they want. He advised them to always ask what the people wanted before embarking on developmental projects, saying it was not enough to embark on a development project.
According to him,
“From my little experience, I found out that it is important to carry the people along in project implementation through constant communication and engagement.”
He stressed the need for youths in the party to have a united front to speak and negotiate better deals for youths in the incoming administration.
Israel described Ismaeel his predecessor in office as a great patriot and a pacesetter who had paid his dues in politics.
