APC Convention: MKO Abiola’s Daughter, Rinsola, Eyes Youth Leader Position

Udora Orizu in Abuja

Ahead of the March 26 national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC), ‘Rinsola Abiola, has formalized her bid to vie for the ruling party’s National Youth Leader position by obtaining the nomination form.
Abiola obtained the form at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja weekend in the company of a large team of supporters drawn from across the country, some of whom flew in to show solidarity and demonstrate their support for her ambition.
If elected, ‘Rinsola, daughter of the winner of the June 12,1993 presidential election, late MKO Abiola, will become the first young woman to emerge as the national youth leader of a political party in the country.
Her campaign has rallied members on the opportunity to seize the chance to make history and burnish the party’s progressive ideals as one committed to the attainment of social justice through the meaningful inclusion of youths and women in leadership.
Abiola had also expressed her gratitude to her supporters and others who have identified with her aspiration since she made it public, while also offering assurances on her plans to protect the interests of young progressives and mobilize youth votes for the party if elected.
According to her supporters “It’s a promise many have observed she is well-positioned to deliver on given her extensive network and collaboration with leading youth voices across different sectors. This is in addition to her credibility as a trusted ally whose partisan drive has focused consistently on working the levers of power to improve outcomes and opportunities available to marginalized groups, especially youths and women.
‘’Rinsola Abiola has in the last decade been at the forefront of numerous advocacy movements aimed at achieving gender equity and youth inclusion. As the founder of Equity Now Initiative and Derinsola Abiola Foundation, she has made direct contributions to the empowerment and education of women and youths, alongside school-aged children, particularly in her home state of Ogun.
“As a prominent youth voice in the APC, she has served on various youth committees of the party and led various campaigns to expand the party’s membership strength and increase its appeal amongst young people. With only a few days to go before the convention, her supporters have expressed confidence that delegates are receiving her message well and are also excited at the prospect of securing yet another landmark spot in the country’s history books for the party as the first to elect a female National Youth Leader, who is equally competent and capable”.