Nigeria: City Boy Movement Holds Outreach for Vulnerable, Urges Support for Tinubu

What the report says

The City Boy Movement, through its City Boy Care arm, held an outreach program in Benin City, Edo State, for vulnerable people including pregnant women, students and others needing medical support, according to Vanguard, as republished by AllAfrica. The effort was presented by the group as a humanitarian activity aimed at improving welfare and providing practical assistance rather than a campaign event.

Dr. Paddy Iyamu, the Edo State coordinator of the movement and the APC candidate for Oredo Federal Constituency, said the initiative was meant to make a positive difference in people’s lives. He said beneficiaries received support packages that included help for healthcare needs, and noted that some participants were students linked to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund scheme. The program was reportedly powered by Pipeline Infrastructure Ltd.

Iyamu also urged residents to keep supporting President Bola Tinubu and Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo, while the movement’s director, Omowunmi Imoukuede, said the outreach reflected a commitment to humanitarian service and continuity in governance. The Chief Medical Director of Edo Specialist Hospital praised the volunteers, and a beneficiary said the assistance to pregnant women was timely. The report shows how political-linked groups in Nigeria sometimes combine social outreach with public appeals for support, though the article portrays the event as a welfare initiative.