Few Days To General Election, Northern Youths Pick Preferred Presidential Candidate, Reject Tinubu, Atiku

Northern youths have made known their intentions to mobilize support and vote massively for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party(LP) Peter Obi.

According to a credible source in the North to the Whistler, young voters in the region believe that the presidency of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party will not benefit them as they see these politicians as selfish.

The source added that young voters in the region who previously had reservations about supporting a presidential candidate from the South East have suddenly decided to mobilize and vote massively for the LP candidate, citing similar reasons.

According to him, the youths in the northern region have come to see Obi as someone with integrity and one that will respect them and bring about the much-needed change in the country.

“Our youths have said they don’t want Atiku and Tinubu,” said the highly placed northern elder who said that even his own children have declared their intention to vote for Obi during the election on Saturday.

“A sizable number of northern youths believe that an Atiku or Tinubu presidency will not benefit them in any way because they see these politicians as selfish and only after the wellbeing of their immediate families and friends.

“I have been discussing with my children and from what they’ve heard in their circles, the average northern youth believes that voting Atiku or Tinubu (respective candidates of the PDP and APC) means empowering their oppressors and their children to continue to assume that they’re more important than the masses.

“They said the children of these politicians have long been lording it over people from poor backgrounds and making them feel as though they’re not smart, hence the resolution of the northern youths to vote for an outsider that will provide a level playing field for both the children of the rich and poor to thrive,” added the source.

The support the former Anambra State Governor is getting started on social media and quickly grew to street rallies in what his supporters dubbed as the ‘Obi Movement’.

The movement is made up of individuals who share Obi’s vision for Nigeria’s development and who believe that he has the leadership qualities and experience to address the country’s challenges.

Obi joined the Labour Party in May 2022, days after resigning his membership in the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Ever since, the former Anambra State governor has gained massive support from the youths who look up to him to bring a refreshing change and put the country on the path to prosperity.