Aregbesola’s Mandate group mobilises for Tinubu, targets new members

The Mandate Group with its head office in Lagos has launched a 40million membership drive to galvanise support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Vice President Kashim Shettima. The group was created in the early 1990s as an independent campaign group while Tinubu was the governor of Lagos. Daily Trust reports that former Minister […]

The Mandate Group with its head office in Lagos has launched a 40million membership drive to galvanise support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Vice President Kashim Shettima.

The group was created in the early 1990s as an independent campaign group while Tinubu was the governor of Lagos.

Daily Trust reports that former Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola is the leader of the group.

The group played a significant role in ensuring sustained leadership of the Tinubu group in Lagos and in ensuring the incursion of the Tinubu group into other South West States and the subsequent emergence of Tinubu as the President of Nigeria.

At a rally held at the Police College ground in Ikeja, Lagos to commemorate the June 12 anniversary, the group said it hoped to realise the 40m membership target in the 36 states in the next 12 months.

The group urged Nigerians to be patient with the present administration in its ongoing reforms, saying it is aware of challenges currently facing Nigerians but added that it has received assurances from President Tinubu that in the next few months, the economy would bounce back.

Leader of the group, Hon Ayinde Abdulllahi Enilolobo, said, “We are proud of thousands of people that have gathered here today to mark the 31 years after the annulment of June 12 election. On this occasion, we hereby launch the 40m membership drive in the 36 states and Abuja. The membership mobilisation will move with the speed of light,’ told thousands of people that gathered at Ikeja for the rally.

“We announce here to the world that the Mandate Group has put in place the structure in all the 36 states of the Federation. We started in Lagos as a pro-democracy movement. From the month of July, 2024, the Mandate Forum new New Ageda is to begin the launching of state chapters in the 36 states of the Federation. At present the Mandate Group has 580,000 members in Lagos.”

According to him, the Mandate Group has assumed the status of a National Movement for the defence of democracy and for the promotion of unity, justice and liberty in Nigeria.’

He said, “President Tinubu is the first leader that was not a product of the clique that has ruled Nigeria since 1960. He is a product of radical and progressive struggle. It is the first time Nigeria is being led by a product of pro-democracy movement in Nigeria. We have the historic responsibility to mobilise support for him all over the country.”