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2027: Over 250 U3 Youth Leaders Endorse Tinubu, Oborevwori, Dafinone, Waive

October 18, 2026 Admin

…As Dafinone highlights constituency projects, federal jobs, Tinubu’s reforms Over 250 community youth leaders from Ughelli North, Ughelli South and Udu Federal Constituency, Delta State, have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Senator Ede Dafinone, and the member representing the constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Francis Ejiroghene Waive, for re-election in 2027. The youth leaders, who also pledged support for other All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates, announced their endorsement on Saturday at the 2026 U3 Federal Constituency Community Youth Leaders Conference held at Wetland…

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