The YES Nigeria Movement has called on the Federal Government to implement policies that will reduce hardship in the country and create enabling environment for SMEs to grow.

The Movement also urged NGOs, civil society groups and the media to educate the electorate on voting rights so as to put in power, credible candidates from primaries level.

At a press dialogue, titled ‘Nigeria’s Electorate Solidarity Orientation’, Chief Ed Patrick explained that YES was not yet a political party but a movement and network of credible and professional people wholly and fully committed to make positive and progressive differences in nation’s building thereby making Nigeria a greater country.

“Our main interest is to find and support credible electorates within existing political parties or in the coming ones with an objective to mobilise Nigerian electorate through a thorough solidarity to hold government at all levels on good governance delivery,” he said.

A founding member of the group, Mr. Fola Babatunde, an Estate Developer and Deputy Corp Mentoring Commandant of NID Mentoring Corp, expressed delight at the movement’s strategic work, adding that the next phase of campaign is to establish presence in the 36 states and 774 Local Government Areas of Nigeria.

Babatunde said: “Unlike all the existing organisations or parties in Nigeria, the YES Nigeria Movement is a youth, women and elderly oriented group borne out of the yearnings and aspirations of diverse Nigerians especially among the young ones. We are genuine nationalists whose membership cut across all religions and ethnic nationalities and all we want is a better and greater Nigeria for our people, children, grand children and generations to come.

“Now that we have been recognised and approved, we will expand out, merge with other movements who share our views, or form strategic relationships as well as extend our tentacles to every nook and cranny of Nigeria. We are now in the evolution times and this is the time for young people or those not normally exercising their voting and political mandate as has been epitomised by Austria electing a 31 year old chancellor, Canada a 40 year old Prime Minister, New Zealand’s 37-year old as Prime Minister and of course the Macron effects in France to do so. Neither are we forgetting where elders above such ages are in office making tremendous progresses.”

Another member of the movement, an environmentalist, Dr. Mary Manzo, said it is the right time for all electorate to say YES to a better Nigeria. “YES to a greater nation, YES to creating jobs for our youths, YES to supporting our elders have descent living standard, YES to basic education and healthcare services and most importantly YES to a country that treats its citizens equally. YES, we can.”