…Pledges Nationwide Mobilisation for President Tinubu’s Re-election
By Lanre Oloyede
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Hon. Mohammed Abba Isa, has been appointed as the National Director of Persons With Disabilities for the City Boy Movement (CBM).
His appointment was confirmed by the Director-General of the City Boy Movement, Hon. Francis Oluwatosin Shoga, during the maiden meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the movement.
Speaking after his appointment, Hon. Abba Isa expressed appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Grand Patron of the movement, and Seyi Tinubu, the Patron, as well as the Director General for the confidence reposed in him.
He pledged to deploy the movement’s structures and networks across the country to galvanise support for President Tinubu’s re-election bid.
According to him, the disability community already possesses an extensive grassroots structure spanning the 36 states of the federation, the Federal Capital Territory, 774 local government areas, 8,809 wards and polling units nationwide.
He noted that these structures would be effectively integrated into the mobilisation efforts of the City Boy Movement.
“We will work closely with Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) and our coordinators from the polling unit level to the ward, local government, state and zonal levels to ensure effective grassroots mobilisation,” he stated.
Hon. Abba Isa further disclosed that he would immediately commence the inauguration of coordinators across the country as part of efforts to strengthen the movement’s grassroots presence.
The planned structure includes 36 State Directors of PWD Mobilisation and one for the FCT, six Zonal Directors of PWD Mobilisation, 774 Local Government PWD Mobilisers, 8,809 Ward PWD Mobilisers and 176,846 Polling Unit PWD Mobilisers.
He stressed that the initiative would ensure broad participation of Persons with Disabilities in political engagement, civic activities and national development while deepening support for the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Tinubu administration.
The City Boy Movement (CBM) is a youth-driven civic, political and community engagement platform established to promote active citizenship, youth participation in governance, responsible leadership, grassroots mobilisation, policy awareness and inclusive national development across Nigeria.
The movement is founded on the principles of discipline, accountability, professionalism, civic responsibility, national unity, strategic coordination and constructive democratic engagement. Its objectives include promoting civic participation, democratic values, youth empowerment, grassroots mobilisation and national development through transparency, accountability and active citizen engagement.
Hon. Abba Isa assured members that he would uphold the core values of the movement, including discipline, professionalism, integrity, accountability, loyalty, transparency, teamwork, service, excellence, strategic leadership, grassroots inclusion, lawful conduct and respect for constituted authority.
He pledged to work with all stakeholders to strengthen the movement’s structures and expand its reach across every community in the country.
