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ONDO GMT SET TO INAUGURATE GRASSROOTS STRUCTURES TO STRENGTHEN GROUP’S PRESENCE
The Grassroots Movement for Tinubu (GMT), Ondo State Chapter, has announced plans to inaugurate its local government and ward structures as part of efforts to strengthen its presence across the state.
This was one of the key resolutions reached on Wednesday at the State Executive meeting of the group which drew a large turnout of state officers, advisory committee members and local government coordinators from across the 18 councils of the state.
The meeting, held at the GMT office in Akure, the state capital, provided an opportunity for a review of the group’s activities in recent months.
It also ensured brainstorming sessions on strategies to deepen the organisation’s grassroots mobilisation and ensure the achievements of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu are more effectively propagated across the state.
Addressing journalists shortly after the session, the State Director-General of GMT, Hon. Saka Yusuf-Ogunleye, highlighted both the progress recorded and the new initiatives underway.
He noted that the group had consistently engaged communities across the three senatorial districts, rolling out sensitisation campaigns and medical outreach programmes tagged Gingi Asiwaju.
According to him, the medical intervention, which has already reached all the three senatorial districts, is sponsored by the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.
“In the last few months, we have been on the streets, in towns, villages, and communities, propagating the ideas and achievements of Mr. President.
“We started the Gingi Asiwaju free medical outreach at senatorial district level to add value to what the President is doing. Now, we are moving to constituencies. For instance, tomorrow (Thursday) we are taking the outreach to Owo/Ose,” Yusuf-Ogunleye said.
On the next phase of activities, Yusuf-Ogunleye explained that GMT would commence the inauguration of its local government and ward chapters, while also rolling out the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Sports Festival in Ondo State.
“We have gathered our coordinators to agree on the timetable for inaugurations across the councils. We also need to brief our members on upcoming activities, particularly the sports festival, which is designed to engage our youths constructively,” he added.
Speaking on the significance of the sports programme, the GMT Director-General, who once served twice as Ondo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, emphasised that sporting activities go beyond recreation.
“Sports are not just entertainment; they are now business, a means of empowerment and a unifying force in communities. President Tinubu himself has demonstrated passion for sports in the last two years and we are taking that passion to towns and villages.
“Football, volleyball, table tennis, ayo olopon, marathon, gymnastics, these are some of the events we are introducing. They bring young people together, take them off the streets and prepare them for a better tomorrow,” he said.
The DG stressed that GMT’s initiatives were designed to complement government efforts and make President Tinubu’s policies and impact felt at the grassroots.
He said: “For those who may not have met the President physically, these programmes are a way for them to see and feel his contributions.”
Among those present at the meeting were the State Secretary, Hon. Rasheed Badmus; Director of Women Affairs, Hon. Olamide Falana; Director of Media, Mr. Oyewamide Ojo; Director of Youth, Comrade Paff Kolade Lawal, and other state directors of GMT.
Also in attendance were Hon. Afe Felix, representing Akoko North West II Constituency in the Ondo State House of Assembly, and Hon. Oluwatoyin Victor Japhet, representing Akoko North East Constituency, alongside all 18 local government coordinators of the movement.
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