Nigerian youths have been told not to be deterred by the various challenges militating against their aim of taking the leadership positions in the country, but continue to play active roles in bringing positive changes in national polity.

A group, League of National Patriots led by its National Coordinator, Abdulkareem Abdullahi gave the advice over the weekend at Iwe-Iroyin Abeokuta, Ogun State during a press briefing to sensitize youths on the need to be active in partisan politics.

Abdullahi said youths of the county can run the country’s affairs more better than present crop of leaders if given chance.

He noted that the believe of many people was that the youths if given the chance, they would perform below expectation, argued that the youths have the potential to perform well in office “even more than President Buhari”.

He disclosed that some of the developed countries, especially France have demonstrated the capability of the youth in governance and with accelerated achievements being recorded.

The Coordinator said that the real change was the youths taking over governance, stressing that the Country must desist in using “old systems on new systems”.

His words: ” The youths have what it takes to perform better than President Muhammadu Buhari. This is modern era and we cannot continue to use old system to run the new system “.

“Look at what France and other developed countries are doing, the youths are the one leading the affairs while the old ones advice them”.

The State chapter Secretary of the League, Mr. Babatunde Ademola in his remark disclosed that some youths have gone into political apathy, urging the youths to come out and fight for their right.

He disclosed that in order to correct the wrong in the society that the youths could not do it, the league would stage a sensitisation walk to mobilise the youths to go and collect their Permanent Voters Card (PVC).

Ademola said the walk would be tagged (My PVC, my power to decide”.

The Scribe said that body was targeting over one million youths voter card carrying members come 2019 in the State, saying they are planning to mobilise between 5, 000 to 10,0000 to youths to stage the walk.

Ademola who lamented that some youths ran away from politics, hence the reason they are staging the walk.

He however commended the National Assembly for passing the ” Not too Young to Run Bill”, saying “this gesture has awakened our hope as youths and inclusiveness in the process of leadership in our nation”.

Source : The Sketch