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2023: Ex-Eagles’ Captain, Joseph Yobo, Others Launch Political Movement

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Some youth leaders in conjunction with former captain of the Super Eagles, Joseph Yobo on Monday launched a political movement, Grassroots Mobilization Initiative (GMI), in Abuja.

The youths disclosed that GMI was unveiled to make sure that Nigerian youths support credible candidates in 2023 across the country, especially the Presidency.

The GMI Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Yobo while speaking lamented the challenges of insecurity, poor economy, corruption, and unprecedented level of poverty in the country despite the enormous resources in the country.

“We admit Nigeria is a work in progress. As a nation, we have made some progress, but we want more, in fact, a lot more. If you look at the country currently, we are not where we should be.

“It is against the background that I and some others of like minds have taken it upon ourselves to come together and speak out for the benefit of our country. We want a new leader that will consolidate the current good gains and move Nigeria forward.

“The 2023 elections are very crucial for the future of our country. From the North to the south, from East to the West, all Nigerians must be involved. It is with this at the back of our mind that we have delved into the current situation to speak to all Nigerians and say that it is time we learnt to do things a new way.

“We must move away from the politics of the past and do away with all the unconscious social and religious bias that tends to divide us all as a nation.”

He took the opportunity to charge Nigerians to pick up their PVC and be ready to defend their votes.

The national coordinator of GMI, Samaila Musa, in his address noted that the movement was created to rescue Nigeria from the margins of in-consequence and collapse.

“This, without doubt, is a necessary step, because if Nigerians today need to hear the truth, they should be told that its past and present leaders have lost the energy and some of the courage to take up serious national issues and confront challenges around security, corruption and economy, and to manage limitations imposed by our diversity, interestingly this has nothing to do with political parties but individuals.

“With the strength of our members across Nigeria, we will mobilize Nigerians to look beyond self-interest, sentiment, and even political persuasion this 2023 election. Nigerians must ask the right questions and set timelines for the deliverables.”