Tinubu urges Nigerian youths to collect PVCs, participate in 2027 elections

Tinubu said the election was not about his personal political ambition but about the future of young Nigerians, urging them to use their voting rights to determine the country’s leadership.

The President made the appeal on Saturday at the Rainbow Coalition presidential campaign rally held at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Addressing the youths, Tinubu said: “To the youth of Nigeria, I’m looking at you. This election is about you. It’s not about me. Your future depends on this election.”

He urged eligible voters who had yet to collect their PVCs to do so, describing the voter card as a powerful tool for determining the country’s future.

“It is left for you to use the weapon you have. And that weapon is the PVC. If you have not collected yours, please go ahead and collect it. Please. I beg you. I take God beg you,” the President said.

Tinubu also described economic development as a key instrument in the fight against poverty, saying his administration was working to improve the economy and ensure that prosperity reached more Nigerians.

He claimed that previous administrations had left billions and trillions of naira in outstanding pension and gratuity payments, which his government was now clearing.

“The people that governed before, they left unpaid pensions and gratuity in billions and trillions of naira. That is being cleared. So that every family is included. We are sharing prosperity already,” he said.

The President identified retired professionals, including engineers, welders and teachers, as beneficiaries of the payments.

“A retired engineer is receiving their gratuity right now. A retired welder is receiving the pension right now. A retired teacher is receiving the pension right now,” he added.

Tinubu thanked residents of Rivers State for their support and interaction with him, expressing appreciation for their reception at the rally.

The event was organised by the Rainbow Coalition, a political alliance led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to mobilise support for Tinubu’s re-election bid.

The President’s appearance in Port Harcourt forms part of his political engagements ahead of the 2027 general elections. He had earlier launched his re-election campaign in Kaduna State on 24 October.