The New Associates formed by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike is mobilising for a mega-rally in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital to drum support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The NEW Associates said that the event would also be an opportunity to inaugurate the group in Bayelsa and unveil its officials.
The acronym NEW represents the first letters of the Minister’s name, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike.
The organisers of the mega rally said besides drumming up support for President Tinubu, they would use the event express appreciation and solidarity with Wike.
One of the organisers and former Spokesman of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, Ebilade Ekerefe, said that the group had been activated in Bayelsa to galvanise support for President Tinubu in the rural communities.
Ekerefe said that Wike had been a good leader, who deserved to be celebrated for his honesty, bluntness, and good leadership.
He said as the country moved gradually towards the 2027 election, there was a need to mobilise Southsouth youths to support the President.
He explained the group was created by Wike as a mobilisation platform for the President’s re-election.
Ekerefe said part of the strategies to be adopted by the group was to showcase projects the President Tinubu’s administration initiated in the Southsouth geo-political zone.
He said the goal was to ensure the people of Southsouth were enlightened on the achievements of the current administration of President Tinubu and support his re-election.
He said: ‘’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″.
