Deputy Speaker Kalu targets 150 million partners for Tinubu's re-election
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has challenged the Renewed Hope Partners (RHP) to mobilise about 150 million supporters across the country for the re-election bid of
- By Tony Akowe, Abuja
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has challenged the Renewed Hope Partners (RHP) to mobilise about 150 million supporters across the country for the re-election bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Kalu, who spoke when he received a delegation of the support group from Edo, Ekiti, and Katsina states, affirmed the readiness of the Renewed Hope Partners to advance and promote the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President nationwide.
According to the Deputy Speaker, who is the founder of the Renewed Hope Partners, the aim is to promote the achievements and activities of the Tinubu government while advancing Nigeria’s democracy and securing the country's future.
He tasked the group to promote the Renewed Hope Agenda and make it the main agenda in all marketplaces, churches, mosques, motor parks, and campuses across the country.
He said, “This initiative speaks to the future of Nigeria. Whatever we do today is to make us a better nation in the years to come. We want to have campus branches in all the universities in Nigeria; we want to have our presence in all the major markets, in all the Local Governments in Nigeria.
“We won't even mind being in all the beer parlours, all the churches, all the mosques, and motor parks. We want to be there; anywhere people gather to discuss, we want the agenda to be there and for it to be the main agenda.
“So your work is to make the agenda of Mr. President, the agenda of every common man by breaking it down in the language they will understand; if everybody embraces this agenda of Mr. President, they will know why they are voting for the All Progressives Congress.
“You are making people more aware. If it is an election, you go to campaign. If it is voter registration, you go there and mobilise. If it is advocacy, you will be there.
“Our ambition is to raise 150 million supporters online; as ambitious as that sounds, we are getting some registrations going on as we speak, and the numbers are looking very interesting, which means people are embracing the message of the Renewed Hope Agenda."
Kalu said the mandate of the group goes beyond 2027, as it includes lobbying Members of Parliament in support of special bills, such as the reserved seat for women bill, independent candidacy, Local Government autonomy, state police, and so on.
While referring to the members of the group as change agents, nation builders, and defenders of democracy, Kalu said the group is open to all lovers of President Tinubu for partnerships and synergies that will advance the nation's cause.
Earlier, the National Coordinator of the group, Mr. Mathias Ehizua, said that a delegation came to update the Deputy Speaker on the group's activities and the progress made so far in the two months since its establishment, especially regarding the online registration of members.
He explained that the RHP stands out in promoting the President's activities, as it is the only support group with an online database.
In their separate remarks, the Ekiti State Secretary of RHP, Elder Kayode Eso; Zonal Coordinator in Katsina State, Hon. Bishir Yahaya; and the Edo State Women Leader, Comrade Judith Ife; all pledged their commitment to the group's membership drive across all polling units, wards, and local government areas in their respective states.
The Edo State Coordinator, Barr. Armstrong Adedigba, on his part, confirmed that the total of 11,800 members have so far been registered in the state, barely two months after its establishment, while affirming the readiness of other groups, including civil society and clergy groups, to officially adopt and subscribe to the Renewed Hope Partners in Edo.
