Wike Group Plans Bayelsa Rally,  Pledges Support for Tinubu

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja

A grassroots mobilisation group, The New Associates (TNA), linked to a former governor of Rivers State and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, has said it  plans to hold a mega-rally in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

The group, in a statement yesterday, noted that part of the agenda during the programme, is to drum up support for President Bola Tinubu as well as inaugurate the group in Bayelsa and unveil its officials.

The organisers of the planned rally noted that  aside from asking for support for Tinubu, it will use the rally to express appreciation and solidarity with the former Rivers governor, especially for his ‘bluntness and good leadership.’

According to one of the organisers and former spokesman of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC),  Ebilade Ekerefe, the group has been activated in Bayelsa to galvanise support for Tinubu, especially in the rural communities.

According to organisers, as Nigeria moves gradually towards the 2027 election, there is a need to mobilise South-south youths to support the president.

They pointed out that the group which is grassroots-oriented was created by Wike to be used as a mobilisation for the president’s re-election in 2027, adding that part of the strategies to be adopted by the group is to showcase projects the federal government has initiated in the South-south geo-political zone.

Ekerefe said the goal is to ensure the people of South-south is enlightened on the achievements of the current administration of Tinubu and support his re-election.

‘’The New Associates is a grassroots-based political movement set in motion by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory to mobilise grassroots support across the states of the South-south geo-political zone for the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office come 2027,’’ Ekerefe noted.