No fewer than 1000 youth on Wednesday marched through the street of Lagos, from Unilag gate to Yaba in a peaceful rally on the platform known as ‘Advocate for Collective Transformation (ACT) to say NO to evil machination in the country.

Speaking at the rally the President of Advocate for Collective Transformation (ACT), Tayo Fashogbon urged the youths of Nigeria to present youthful, credible and capable candidate for 2015 general election.

Fashogbon said the youths are critical to the success of any electoral process because the youths constitute the highest number of votes, explaining that the National Youths service corp members that will be used for 2015 general election must be protected against violent attacks.

“we must not allow politicians to use us, we must not be used as political thugs rather we educate our people on the right candidates, the citizens are totally disheartened without necessary capacities and objective conditions to achieve their goals simply because the environment is not right", ACT president said.

He said Nigerian youths are the right persons that can build the future of other youths in the country. “If we let these elders continue to decide our future, they will give us the future they want and the one we envisage”.

"The youths must be enlighten on using their voting strength to position right leaders in government offices at all levels in Nigeria. We wants credible candidates and not money bags, we want leaders that will bring back quality education, create jobs and crush poverty because bad leaders are worst than ebola virus. Our future lies in voting.

“Nigerians particularly youths are faced with various challenges ranging from acute unemployment, poverty, defective educational standard, lack of social welfare and in most cases total abandonment and systematic exclusion from all the commanding height of governance in the affairs that border on Nigerian youth interest. These trends must not be watched to continue in the new independent year.” Fashogbon said.

However, the National PRO of ACT, Mr Sholafunmi Ayodiran, in an interview expressed that the reasons for the rally is to position right leader and make collective transformation. "The leaders we have now are only making transformation for themselves, their children, people and they keep recycling the same set of people in political arena but we are saying no because this is our country this transformation is suppose to be for both young and old this is why ACT is coming out to say no there should be collective transformation because we are all Nigerians".

Youth should ensure they register, select credible candidate and vote for intregrity not minding any political party the candidate is associated with, Mr Ayodiran advise.

Reacting to what ACT will do concerning 2015 general election," ACT is going to sensitise the youth because we know that they are the tools the politicians will use in other to make the vote they want and we want youth to come together and do the right thing, vote for the right leaders.

We don't want stomach infrastructural vote, we don't want people to collect money so they they can vote, we want them to vote their conscience. You don't need to collect money to vote for them, even if you do it is your money they are giving you back, so it doesn't mean you should collect money and vote, you can collect the money keep it and still vote for your conscience," the Mr Ayodiran reply..com

BY: ALICE AJAKAYE

did you know who these youths referring to I thought is Jonathan and p.d.p because this stomach infrastructures is common in their agenda we youths should co-operate and vote Jonathan out

yes this is what is needed if aregbe can build confidence in people's mind in osun state nothing can stop we youth that has reach 18 yes to vote out d clueless one at d center ,we are tired of Good luck he's liar he doesn't av foresight for this country .no hope for our jobless graduate after d read and had distinction in their various courses for 4-5 yrs they still no get job. we will disgrace PDP in sw I mean it d will of God and d people will prevail I believe each and everyone is going out to cast their vote to opposition party Gej will be disappointed.we are tired of lies of PDP we are of rice,money and kerosene bribery when d election is near.Gej should be preparing for his handover note there will be change of hands in Nigeria come Feb 14 2015 election.

We need more of this in all state of the federation. First I want to believe they are not politically sponsored by any party, I have always argue with whoever cares to listen that we youths determine the future if this country. We can rise from pressure group to a political party and appoint credible youth to lead this country, to convert the resources to the benefit of Nigeria and to reposition Nigeria back to the black leadership position it use to occupy. Am not interested in the tribe nor religious affiliation. This dream can become a reality if we act now. God bless Nigeria.

Team stomach infrastructure.