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South East youths trekking for Tinubu arrive Ondo
The All Progressives Congress (APC) youths in South-East and South-South regions jogging team who left Yenagoa en route Lagos to drum support for the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has arrived Ondo state.
The youths, under the auspices of South-East/South-South Jogging for Tinubu Campaign Initiative, constituted a team of fitness enthusiasts to embark on the 6-day exercise.
A statement issued on Sunday by Mr Samuel Adaga, Coordinator of the exercise, the 25-member team remained in high spirits and optimistic of completing the expedition safely.
NAN reports that the jogging was inaugurated at Bayelsa Secretariat of APC by the State APC chairman, Dr Dennis Otiotio.
Adaga said the team had enjoyed warm welcome by APC leaderships at the corridors of the Yenagoa-Lagos route at Delta, Edo and Ondo as the team hopes to terminate the expedition on Oct. 12 in Lagos.
He said the team would visit Tinubu, who is expected to receive the volunteers in Lagos.
He said the team drew at least two representatives from each of the 11 states in the South-East and South-South, and executive of the group.
He explained that the aim was to raise awareness amongst the populace across settlements along their route from Yenagoa to Lagos.
NAN also reports that eight members of the 25-member team are female.
