OP-ED: January 27th, Yahaya Bello and the Nigerian Youth by Israel Oladipupo Ogunseye

January 27th is the set date of the swearing in of the new Governor of Kogi state after a protracted battle of legal luminaries over the death of Prince Abubakar Audu (May his soul rest in eternal bliss). The date for the event has been set, and now all preparations for the big day have begun for the entrance of the youngest Governor in Nigeria at present. (40 years of age).
For a constitution that says, “A person shall be eligible for the office of Governor if he or she is a citizen of Nigeria by birth at least 35 years of age, is a member of a political party and is sponsored by that political party”.
This is by far one of the biggest feats for forward thinking Nigerians having witnessed the swearing in of Governor Abdulaziz Yari, at the age of 42 in Zamfara state, and Governor Ramallan Yero of Kaduna state, sworn in at the age of 43 in 2012. 
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After Cross River state have produced the youngest set of people to attain political offices, Clement Ebri (39), Donald Duke (38), Senator Liyel Imoke, (46), this development comes on the back of the calling for the active participation of the younger people in our populace as seen before and after the independence era.
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With the current trend of the older generation reserving the roles of Special Advisers on New Media, Personal Assistants etc for the (youths) largest group in the Nigerian population, it is now pertinent ‎that the Nigerian youth needs to rise up to the occasion when it comes to active participation in the Nigerian political landscape.‎
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As young people, we need to challenge the status quo as Yahaya Bello and others before him have done - rising up to the occasion of becoming a Governor just five years above the qualified age.
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As Alh. Yahaya Bello, popularly known as Fair Plus by his admirers is set to be sworn in as the next Governor of Kogi state, next year, I hope that other young Nigerians will stop being willing tools for the older generation to perpetrate online activism but become active and participate significantly in the Nigerian political ecosystem.
We need to stop being tools in the hands of stakeholders and become stakeholders ourselves.

About LadiSpeaks

Israel Oladipupo Ogunseye, is a Lagos based political analyst with interest in sane Environmental laws, youth development and socio-political development. He is also the co-convener of Youths in Government, a political pressure group challenging for the inclusiveness of youths in governance. He can be reached via twitter @LadiSpeaks‎

Sources:

http://www.thebreakingtimes.com/january-27th-yahya-bello-and-the-nigerian-youth-by-israel-oladipupo-ogunseye/

http://www.informationng.com/2015/12/opinion.html

http://m.thenigerianvoice.com/news/198929/1/january-27th-yahya-bello-and-the-nigerian-youth.html

Just in case this makes FP....I am on the train


*modified*

After reading, well, it is a fantastic submission...

God saved you you did not abuse our god, Audu.......

Oya lalasticlala, obinoscopy, mynd44 do the needful really....Youths need to know this...

Congrats to me for the FTC


The posted below is a COW-Bell drinker

Lovely piece....lalasticlala


FTC

obinoscopy

Come and take this to FP and cancel all the mentions above me


FTC belongs to me.....

easrael:
OP-ED: January 27th, Yahaya Bello and the Nigerian Youth by Israel Oladipupo Ogunseye

January 27th is the set date of the swearing in of the new Governor of Kogi state after a protracted battle of legal luminaries over the death of Prince Abubakar Audu (May his soul rest in eternal bliss). The date for the event has been set, and now all preparations for the big day have begun for the entrance of the youngest Governor in Nigeria at present. (40 years of age).
For a constitution that says, “A person shall be eligible for the office of Governor if he or she is a citizen of Nigeria by birth at least 35 years of age, is a member of a political party and is sponsored by that political party”.
This is by far one of the biggest feats for forward thinking Nigerians having witnessed the swearing in of Governor Abdulaziz Yari, at the age of 42 in Zamfara state, and Governor Ramallan Yero of Kaduna state, sworn in at the age of 43 in 2012. 
‎
After Cross River state have produced the youngest set of people to attain political offices, Clement Ebri (39), Donald Duke (38), Senator Liyel Imoke, (46), this development comes on the back of the calling for the active participation of the younger people in our populace as seen before and after the independence era.
‎
With the current trend of the older generation reserving the roles of Special Advisers on New Media, Personal Assistants etc for the (youths) largest group in the Nigerian population, it is now pertinent ‎that the Nigerian youth needs to rise up to the occasion when it comes to active participation in the Nigerian political landscape.‎
‎
As young people, we need to challenge the status quo as Yahaya Bello and others before him have done - rising up to the occasion of becoming a Governor just five years above the qualified age.
‎
As Alh. Yahaya Bello, popularly known as Fair Plus by his admirers is set to be sworn in as the next Governor of Kogi state, next year, I hope that other young Nigerians will stop being willing tools for the older generation to perpetrate online activism but become active and participate significantly in the Nigerian political ecosystem.
We need to stop being tools in the hands of stakeholders and become stakeholders ourselves.

About LadiSpeaks

Israel Oladipupo Ogunseye, is a Lagos based political analyst with interest in sane Environmental laws, youth development and socio-political development. He is also the co-convener of Youths in Government, a political pressure group challenging for the inclusiveness of youths in governance. He can be reached via twitter @LadiSpeaks‎

Sources:

http://www.thebreakingtimes.com/january-27th-yahya-bello-and-the-nigerian-youth-by-israel-oladipupo-ogunseye/

http://www.informationng.com/2015/12/opinion.html

http://m.thenigerianvoice.com/news/198929/1/january-27th-yahya-bello-and-the-nigerian-youth.html

Sincerely, youths ned stop being sycophants to these hediots in Nigeria.....

lalasticlala This deserves a space at the FP