Key Takeaways
- APC National Youth Leader Dayo Israel is trending after announcing he presented brand new 2026 model Toyota Land Cruiser Prado SUVs to selected youth leaders to aid election mobilisation for 2027.
- He announced it in a video showing at least seven Prado SUVs, saying gift was to help leaders with mobilisation, courtesy of First Lady Remi Tinubu.
- Netizens have slammed him as tone deaf amid economic hardship, with Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) estimating seven vehicles cost ₦1.015 billion.
Dayo Israel is trending — and not for the right reasons.
The National Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is receiving mounting criticism for announcing that he presented brand new 2026 model Toyota Land Cruiser Prado SUVs to selected youth leaders to aid their election mobilisation activities.
In a video posted on Sunday and reported by Gazette Nigeria, Dayo Israel is seen standing beside at least seven gleaming Prado SUVs, 2026 model, with youth leaders. He captioned it: gift to support mobilisation for the upcoming 2027 election. According to Gazette, the donation was courtesy of First Lady Remi Tinubu.
Dayo Israel is a powerful figure in APC youth politics. Elected as National Youth Leader and member of National Working Committee, he chairs a youth wing with millions of members across 36 states and diaspora chapters spanning four continents. During the 2023 campaign, he aggressively mobilised young Nigerians, establishing the 200,000-member APC National Youth Wing Campaign Council known as the Jagaban Movement. He was re-elected as National Youth Leader and currently serves as Deputy Director (with Ayo Olawande as Director) of Youth Mobilisation for PBAT/APC 2027.
But the timing of this gift is what has angered Nigerians.
APC Youth Leader, Dayo Israel has announced that he shared brand new 2026 prado to fellow youth leaders in the party to aid their movement for election mobilization. He thanked the First Lady for her support. pic.twitter.com/EsuVARZhdD
— Naijaonpoint (@NaijaOnPoint) October 25, 2026
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) slammed APC over the move. The opposition party estimated that seven vehicles alone could cost N1.015 billion (at N145m per Prado). In a statement on October 25, NDC said: “At a time Nigerians are trekking due to fuel price, APC youth leader is sharing Prado SUVs for election.”
On X, netizens drew stark contrasts between lavish car gift and current economic realities. Comments: “Tone deaf! Youth leader gifting Prado while youth are hungry,” “2026 Prado for mobilisation? Mobilisation to where? To hunger?” “This is why they want Tinubu to win big — to keep sharing Prado.” Others said: “Remi Tinubu donates Prado SUVs? With which money? Is it from her pocket or public funds?” The video has over 100k views with mostly angry reactions.
Some APC supporters defended him: “Mobilisation needs logistics, youth leaders need cars to move across wards,” and “If PDP youth leader did it, you won’t complain.” But majority see it as campaign bribery.
For APC, gifting SUVs to youth leaders is a mobilisation strategy — ensure loyalty before Jan 16, 2027 presidential election.
