Young Nigerians Form A Powerful Demographic That Can Influence Nigeria’s Elections, Adewole Adebayo Tells Isoko Youths
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has declared that Nigerian young people form “the demographic powerhouse that has the capacity to influence the outcome of elections in the country” and urged them “to deploy such lethal advantage positively during the next series of election in the country”.
He said this on Wednesday through a speech delivered on his behalf by Comrade Mark Adebayo, the national Spokesperson for the Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, on the occasion of a Youth empowerment program organized by Isoko Nation Youths which held this Wednesday March 5th, 2025 at the Oleh Campus of the Delta State University titled “Agriculture as a catalyst for economic empowerment” and “Harnessing the power of youth in politicaladvocacy”.
The speech which was delivered extempore on his behalf by Mark Adebayo reads in part “This is a creative idea by young people with an initiative that is bound to impact positively on the larger majority of young people in this country beyond the Isoko nation. Agriculture is a vital economic indicator for the economic mainstay of any nation that supports its young populations to participate in it.
“On the sub topic of ‘Harnessing the power of youth in political advocacy’, I dare say that, beyond political advocacy, Nigerian youths constitute the demographic powerhouse that has the capacity to influence the outcome of elections in the country. I urge you to deploy such lethal advantage positively during the next series of election in the country to ensure that candidates with the best proven pedigrees to run the country well emerge across board”.
“Beyond political advocacy, Nigerian youths cannot afford to be sleeping partners in the re-engineering efforts to reposition Nigeria towards real development. Nigeria’s young people are important in activating Nigeria’s indigenous technological takeoff. No matter how good or competent a presidential or governorship candidate is, no matter how wonderful their manifestoes look like, he or she will fail except they partner with the youths.
“The Isoko nation, from pre-independence, has provided economic empowerment for Nigeria through palm produce and farming that contributed significantly to Nigeria’s export economy long before the discovery of oil. And today, the Isoko nation is also an oil producing community in Delta State. Therefore, in terms of Isoko nation’s economic contributions to Nigeria, you are an economic majority”.
The Delta State Governor, who was the chairman of the occasion was represented by the Honorable Commissioner for Youth Development, Barrister ThankGod Harry, Trakiriowei and other members of the state’s executive council.
The government announced series of support for the Isoko youths. Prince Adewole Adebayo also promised to support their agricultural initiative which Comrade Mark said would be communicated to them later.
