As the race for 2027 general elections inches closer, the National APC Youth Coalition (NAYC), has urged , the senator representing Kogi west, Senator Sunday Karimi to kickstart process for his Second term election.
This is just as the coalition has assured him of automatic ticket in order to amplify and sustain the gains he has recorded for the people of the senatorial districts in his first tenure.
The coalition made the appeal for him to signify interest for the second tenure in a world press conference held inside NUJ press center on Monday in Lokoja.,
The Director General of NAYC , Aiyelabowo Adebanji noted that the press conference to endorse and pressure Senator Karimi to vie for second tenure in the Senate was a clarion call and a testament of his mandate that has blossomed and created indelible impact on the lives of his constituents.
He said in the spirit of APC which champions renewed Hope agenda of President Bola Tinubu, the coalition views Karimi as very essence of progressive governance who deserves unhindered to second term.
He commended Senator Karimi for his unbridled loyalty and support to PBAT and the APC , cascading to his unwavering commitment to uplift students and youths with scholarships and life changing infrastructures development across the zones.
According to him” just last month the NAYC has passed confidence vote on Senator Sunday Karimi over his scholarship to 3,000 Students of kogi state origin in tertiary institutions across the world. His unwavering commitment to youth employment and security of his people.
His gestures are strategic investment for the future generations which aligned with the policies and programmes of President Tinubu.
He has sponsored over 40 bills and numerous motions that have unbridled impact on his constituents and the nation in general, which have drawn prayers from nooks and crannies of the state. To us, his unmatched performance deserves reciprocity for a repeat in the Senate “.
Adebanji added that Karimi has remained the vocal voice for the grassroot in the fight against the cankerworm of insecurity which for long time denied the of their livelihoods as he ensured the construction of forward operations Base FOB and equipped with logistics and personnel to rescue the people of the malady.
He disclosed that in less than two years in the Senate, he had spent over two billion naira in development infrastructures across the zone, while mentioning his landmark motion in tacking food insecurity and market exploitation that had received attention from the Executive with the present stabilisation of staple food prices.
He mentioned the immense contributions of senator Karimi to debates in the Senate that have boosted investment and youth inclusiveness , describing him as a National hero whose track records should not be restricted to just a single tenure.
Speaking to senator Karimi , the DG. noted ” As your constituent and a fellow APC member, I cast this confidence vote not lightly but with the weigh of our shared history. You are the platinum standard – approachable, underpriced in personality, yet,over delivery impact, your centers of achievements from 50+ bills, numerous motions to over one billion naira philanthropy have galvanized kogi west into a beacon of progress.
We see you not as a politician but as a bridge builder. Rallying unforced support for president Tinubu, declaring him Kogi only agenda”for 2027 , proving that true leaders need no coercion but conviction ”
While calling on him to throw himself into the ring for the 2027 senatorial election, assuring him of automatic ticket without context from any other persons in the west senatorial zone.