By Dapo Akinrefon
A political support group, Renewed Hope for the Elderly, has launched a nationwide mobilisation campaign aimed at securing about 24 million votes for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election by rallying elderly Nigerians behind his administration’s policies on senior citizens.
Speaking at the inauguration of the movement in Abuja, the Director-General of Renewed Hope for the Elderly, Dr. Bode Olaonipekun, said the initiative was established to promote the dignity, welfare and political inclusion of elderly Nigerians while supporting President Tinubu’s second-term bid.
Olaonipekun described the campaign as a statement of social inclusion and protection, arguing that older Nigerians have, for decades, suffered neglect, inadequate healthcare, weak social welfare and economic hardship after retirement despite their contributions to national development.
“Our elderly men and women are the foundation upon which this nation stands. A nation that fails to honour its elderly gradually weakens its own moral foundation,” he said.
