Nairobi ODM youth leaders have called upon Cord leader Raila Odinga to name Mombasa governor Ali Hassan Joho as his running mate in the 2017 elections.
Speaking during a press conference on Tuesday, the youths urged other political leaders to emulate Joho’s style of politics to fulfill the party’s desires.
Led by their leaders Livingstone Sande and Evans Ochieng, the youths lauded Joho’s influence and recent rally held at Masinde Muliro grounds in Mathare to mobilise the nation to vote for the former prime minister in 2017.
"Joho has really helped the party a great deal. He has funded its activities and came to its rescue at its greatest hour of need," Sande said.
"Other governors like Salim Mvurya (Kwale) have defected but Joho has remained strong and steadfast despite intimidation from Jubilee," he added.
The leaders also argued that the outspoken governor has indicated his capability to deliver more votes than any other politician and he will help Raila to become the nation’s next president when the time comes.
"It is only prudent that Joho becomes the next deputy president because he is a good mobiliser and goes out of his way to fund party activities," Ochieng said.