Abuja: The Coordinator of Renewed Hope Engineers, Dr Atinuke Owolabi, has expressed the group’s readiness to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections. Owolabi, a member of the Governing Board, North Central Development Commission (NCDC), representing the South-West, stated this while speaking with newsmen in Abuja.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, Owolabi, who is also a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, added that the group supports the All Progressives Congress (APC) due to the confidence reposed in President Tinubu’s administration. She emphasized that the association is fully prepared to mobilise its members and professional networks in support of the president’s policies and programmes aimed at enhancing national development.
She congratulated the President on his emergence as the presidential candidate of APC, noting that the landmark victory reflected the overwhelming confidence reposed in Tinubu by party members and Nigerians. Owolabi highlighted that President Tinubu was chosen by party members, stakeholders, and Nigerians because of their belief in his Renewed Hope agenda and the transformational leadership he represents.
As engineers committed to national development, infrastructural growth, youth empowerment, and sustainable economic advancement, the group strongly identifies with the visionary leadership of the President and the progressive ideals of the APC. Owolabi pointed out that the engineering community across Nigeria is fully mobilised and prepared to ensure victory for President Bola Tinubu in the forthcoming general election.
She emphasized that the engineering cadre in Nigeria represents a formidable professional and grassroots force with a numerical strength of over 15 million practitioners, young engineers, technologists, artisans, innovators, and allied professionals across the country. The group is fully committed to mobilising this strength in support of President Bola Tinubu and the APC, as they strongly believe in his vision for economic growth, infrastructure renewal, digital transformation, industrial development, and national prosperity.
Owolabi further noted that Renewed Hope Engineers have already commenced strategic grassroots mobilisation, professional engagement, youth sensitisation, and campus voter registration drives across tertiary institutions to encourage active participation in the democratic process and support for the Renewed Hope Agenda. She mentioned that the group has championed several impactful initiatives under her leadership, including engineering mentorship and empowerment programmes for young professionals and female engineers, and digital and technology development initiatives, among others.