Many argued that unless youth stand up and participate in the politics, our problems in this country are insurmountable, hence the slogan NotTooYoungToRun. On the hand hand, some view it in different perspective.

This has resulted to unending discourse as to which camp hold the most sweet-sounding and mellifluous evidence. We'll look at both angles followed by the suggested compromise. What are the two factions saying?

First Faction: Intellectuals brought up a very important point, that the sons of the elites — who are regarded as superior and prime movers of events—pose a threat against the son of common man, in the sense that they have all it takes to cater for expenses in the electoral processes. This include ticket form, cost for mobility etc. They have the influence to coax electorates with token even though transitory.

Second Faction: The second camp totally have confidence in the slogan. They don't see materialistic deficiency as weakness impeding or dissuading them from showcasing their long-termed ambition. They believe they can tactfully overthrow those steering the vessel in no time.

What is the way out? Does former and the latter hold true?

Simple way to merge them:

They both hold true but the potential youths, charged with the zeal and passion to turn the tide need to start conforming with the above-mentioned slogan by openly showing their political ambitions. And they can only show it through participating fully in the system no matter what. It won't happen overnight. It must begin like crescendo hoping there's a ray of light at the end of the tunnel. It's more like taking candy from the hand of a baby, because those in charge stayed long enough to resist any attempt to overthrow them.

The common man can't drop weapons because the enemy seems intimidating; the common man shouldn't give up simply because born-with-silver-spooned individuals are more equipped than him. They shouldn't adopt the spirit of cowardice. Moreover, they shouldn't take the financial stability owned by the big guys for granted. They shouldn't underestimate the power of benevolent demeanor; They can alter the thinking of people's stance in no time, especially the masses that are living hand-to-mouth. It's the responsibility of the common man to educate the electorates on the importance of voting good leaders and to stay away from collecting small amount that never solve present and upcoming problems.

(c) Umar Ibrahim
Twitter: @UmarFIbrahim