2027: Your future depends on election, collect your PVCs, Tinubu tells youths

President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerian youths to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards and take part in the 2027 general elections, asserting that their future hinges on the election's outcome. During a rally in Port Harcourt, Tinubu emphasized that the election is not about his personal ambitions but about the nation's young people. "This election is about you," he said, "It’s not about me. Your future depends on this election."

He urged those who have yet to collect their PVCs to do so, referring to the card as a tool for shaping the country's future. "It is left for you to use the weapon you have. And that weapon is the PVC," Tinubu urged. The President also highlighted economic development as a means to combat poverty, stating that his administration is working to clear unpaid pensions and gratuities left by previous governments.

"The people that governed before, they left unpaid pensions and gratuity in billions and trillions of naira. That is being cleared," he said. Retired professionals, such as engineers, welders, and teachers, are already receiving their due payments, Tinubu added.

Tinubu expressed gratitude to the residents for their support, before concluding his speech. The Rainbow Coalition, a political alliance led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, organized the rally in Port Harcourt to rally support for Tinubu's re-election bid. The coalition, which includes supporters from various political parties, had endorsed Tinubu for a second term and announced its favoured candidates for different positions in Rivers State.

Tinubu's participation in the rally is part of his preparations for the upcoming 2027 general elections, following his launch of his re-election campaign in Kaduna State on October 24.