Veteran fuji musician, Akorede Okunola, aka Saheed Osupa; Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable; and Adekunle Temitope, aka Small Doctor, on Saturday performed at the All Progressives Congress’ youths festival held in Ibadan on Saturday.
Intimating his fans about his performance at the event, rave-of-the-moment singer, Portable, had posted a video of himself and Small Doctor on his Instagram page on Saturday. He added the caption, “I will be live at the Progressive Youth Festival.” In the video, Small Doctor could be heard saying, “I am going to be live at Liberty Stadium on February 5, 2022. We have moved. This is new politics!”
Saheed Osupa also posted a picture of himself performing on stage at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday, with the caption, “05-02-2022! Progressive Youth Festival at Liberty Stadium, Ibadan, Oyo State. It’s time for youths’ inclusion in governance.”
A week earlier, some young members of the APC known as the Progressive Youths, drawn from the six Southwest states (Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti), and Kwara, had met in Lagos on Saturday, January 29, at a parley which had in attendance young business stakeholders, political aspirants, and other young stakeholders within the APC-led government. According to the organisers, the conference which was tagged, ‘Pre-festival business meet’, was organised with a view to ensure adequate representation of young people in the new leadership of the party, which is set to emerge at the upcoming national convention.
Speaking at the conference, businessman and lawmaker, Shina Peller, said, “The unity of Nigeria and its peace being of greater consequence should guide the actions and decisions of the younger generation towards the achievement of our collective vision. This will strengthen our resolve and make our voices heard. We must not let religion and ethnicity divide us. If truly we want to take over the leadership of this country, there must be a clear vision which everyone must consider as our national priority.”