City Boy Movement, one support group of All Progressives Congress (APC) wey dey campaign for President Bola Tinubu re-election, don enter serious controversy after video wey SaharaReporters obtain reportedly show some of its members dey collect and record details from voters’ Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, for Lagos State ahead of 2027 general elections.
According to the report, people wey dem identify as members of the movement wear white T-shirts and white and black caps as dem dey approach people and write down information from their PVCs. The exercise raise concern say dem dey collect sensitive electoral information outside the official voter registration process wey Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) dey run.
One major worry be say the details reportedly include Voter Identification Numbers (VIN), wey be unique identifiers for registered voters. Questions dey over wetin the data go serve, who exactly dey collect am, how dem go store and process am, and whether the voters know how dem go use their personal information.
The matter dey come as political organisations and support groups dey intensify grassroots mobilisation and voter-data collection ahead of the 2027 elections. City Boy Movement, wey dem associate with Seyi Tinubu and President Bola Tinubu re-election bid, dey expand its political structures across the country.
For early November 2026, the movement reportedly complete inauguration of ward executives for Lagos West 1 Senatorial District. One report talk say the event hold at Marcelina’s Place, Ikeja, and gather youth leaders, council chairmen, lawmakers and stakeholders from 18 local governments and LCDAs for Lagos West 1.
For that gathering, the movement Deputy Director-General in Lagos, Temitope Adedeji, reportedly tell the new executives say dem must develop voter databases and make sure dem get representative for each polling unit. “We must have the data for our wards and polling units. We must have a representative in each polling unit. Beyond the dancing, our responsibility is to go to our ward levels and mobilise the polling units,” Adedeji talk.
Lagos Director-General, Moyosore Ogunlewe, also reportedly direct members to mobilise young people to get their PVCs and carry the group political message to markets and communities. For one account of the inauguration, Ogunlewe talk say the movement don complete its grassroots structures for Lagos State and say members must dey present for meetings and markets, mobilise youths for PVCs and deliver all candidates.
The controversy come days after City Boy Movement deny allegations say its membership registration exercise get connection with INEC official voter registration. For statement on November 2, 2026, the movement Deputy Director-General for Media, Communication and Public Affairs, O’Tega Ogra, also speak on the registration exercise.
