Admin l Tuesday, June 05, 2018
LAGOS, Nigeria – Ahead of the National Convention of the All Progressive Congress APC, foremost youth advocate Dr Oluwatayo Fashogbon Solomon has declared his interest to contest for the office of the Deputy National Youth Leader of the party. Fashogbon, a youth leader and pro-democracy activist is a formation member of the APC in his home town of Oke- Igbo in Oke Igbo/ Ile Oluji Local Government area of Ondo State. Fashogbon said he wants to bridge the gap in youths participation in party politics, in line with the party policies and President Buhari’s goal of youths inclusion in politics with the recent presidential assent to the not to young to run bill.
” Our great party has the largest number of young followers in the history of Political Party politics in the last 16 years, this momentum am going to sustain and improve on. The strength of our party are the young people and it’s inclusiveness in decision taking process will be a priority when elected at the National Convention.” Fashogbon said in a his declaration. He promised to galvanize the youth and give them a platform that will enable them develop and express themselves politically.
” Because we have come to discover overtime that one of the fundamental problems of Nigerian state is the fact there is disconnect between the political actors, leaders, elders, stakeholders and the Nigerian youth. This has created a leadership lacuna which will be addressed. Opportunities must be open to all Youths in the APC.
According to him, the APC needs a youth leader that has the ability and capability to mobilize Nigerian youth and sell the party ideas to them.With a large influence among various youth groups, currently Dr Fashogbon leads a network of 10,000 young professionals across the country. Ahead of 2015 general election, Fashogbon led a coalition of 200,000 Youths in various rallies and town hall meeting across the country drumming for supports for the APC and credible electoral process.
