Author: BALEKAN OLABISI
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo challenge Nigerian youths to brace up for assuming political leadership of the country in the years ahead. According to him, Nigerian youths must be ready for the political offices they intend to occupy, pointing out that leadership positions are not automatic. He gave the charge when he received a delegation of Not-Too-Young-To-Run Movement, which visited him in Abuja.
“It is true that young people are participating in every sphere of the economy and they are doing well, but they ended up there through one process of training or the other,” the Vice President said.
“I think that whatever age a person chooses to run should not matter; what should matter is the preparedness of the person because elective positions require some skills.
He stressed the need for Nigerian youths to have that kind of experience, adding that Nigeria did not need people who will just muzzle their way into positions. He further said that issues of governance needed to be planned deliberately, adding that women's participation in politics and issues related to the girl-child need to be taken seriously and addressed. According to him, the women that should normally be participating in politics do not have the know-how.
Osinbajo urged youths to challenge themselves with the big issues bedeviling the nation, pointing out the problem of corruption.
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