Youth. Leadership. Law. Christian. Man Utd fan. Youth Party Candidate for House of Reps. Redefining youth engagement in Nigerian politics. Obioma is OBIdient
๐ช๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ก๐ก๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฆ โ ๐ข๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐
Today, the race for the 2027 general election kicks off, with the ban on campaigning lifted. I am on the ballot, having been nominated by my party, the Youth Party, to contest to become a Member of the House of Representatives, representing Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala Federal Constituency.
๐ ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ญ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. While we all played a role in getting to where we are today, I believe it is time we take control over our future, as those who rule us today may likely not be here to see the consequences of their misrule.
The late Buhari ruled with an iron fist, devalued our naira to the worst ever, allowed corruption to thrive, borrowed massive sums and increased our national debt, inflation became worse under him, and we all collectively suffered for his bad decisions and leadership. Buhari is late today; he is not here to suffer the consequences of his bad leadership. We, the youths, the younger generation, are left to fix the mess the late President left for us. This is our sad reality. And the sooner we take charge of our future and shape it the way we want for ourselves, our unborn children, and our childrenโs children, the better for us.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐; a Nigeria where peace and justice shall reign, and where we have hope that our tomorrow will be better than our today.
I am calling on ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐, whether or not you are from my local constituency, to join me in this race. We worked hard and ended SARS and their rascality in 2020; ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐น๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ณ. As a 28-year-old Nigerian, I am on the ballot because, in 2016, Hon. Tony Nwulu, who represented Oshodi/Isolo Federal Constituency II, Lagos State, in the 8th National Assembly, introduced the โ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ง๐ข๐ข ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐ฅ๐จ๐กโ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐น, which reduced the age requirement to run for national offices. Despite being from a different state and geopolitical zone, his bill, now passed, has benefited me and a lot of young people who can now run for office despite being young.
My point is that, whether or not you are from my state or local constituency, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐. I am looking forward to working with you on this race and look forward to our victories in January and in the House!
๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ ๐ช๐ ๐ช๐๐๐:
1. ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ from โฆ77k to a fixed amount of โat least minimum wage multiplied by 2.5.โ Under my proposed bill, corpers currently serving and yet to serve will earn a statutory minimum of โฆ175k.
2. ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ถ๐ท๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐, a federal health insurance program that will allow you to get treatment during emergencies, and the federal government will cover 50% of your medical expenses while allowing you flexible repayment for the balance. No more cries for public donations during emergencies and urgent health issues.
3. ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐ป๐ for our struggling students who want to continue their studies, up to โฆ5 million per student throughout their stay in school, which can be repaid flexibly with just a 2% interest rate per annum!
4. ๐๐น๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐ป๐ at no more than 5% interest per annum. Your business thrives while our economy thrives!
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ!
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@channelstv As someone running for House of Representatives in 2027. I assure you, I will move that bill.
Stealing money meant for public good is the worst criminal offense you can commit because indirectly you kill more people than someone who kills one!
@_PeterKruz@channelstv Itโs so sad that weโve allowed ourselves to be eaten deep by corruption in every area of our workforce
I am running for House of Reps in 2027. I will move that bill
@Litweddingng@channelstv Stealing public money meant for your hospital and roads and to give you a better life is not the same as not paying taxes bro. Dont bring politics into it.
I am running for House of Reps in 2027. I will move that bill
@Scarzoni@channelstv I am surprised that anybody will oppose it. Embezzlement literally is destroying everyoneโs future.
I am running for House of Reps in 2027. I will move that bill
@vanguardngrnews "Nigeria is a democratic country" that's far gone from us, there's nothing democratic about this country anymore, especially when the leaders don't even respect the law.