The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, has predicted that the next President after Goodluck Jonathan will not be up to 50 years.



He said giving the numerical strength of youths in the country, it would be difficult for anyone to defeat them in future elections.



Bankole, who spoke at the inauguration of the Peoples Democratic Party youth campaign committee in Abuja on Wednesday, said Nigerian youths were not aware that they had huge political power.



He said the youths alone constituted close to 70 per cent of the voters registered for the April elections as shown in the register released by the Independent National Electoral Commission.



He said with such power, youths could take advantage of the opportunity being offered by the administration of Jonathan such that they would vote for him overwhelmingly to become President in April and then begin to insist that his successor must come among them in 2015.



The Speaker said the bulk of work in the April polls would be done by members of National Youth Service Corps who he said are youths.



“This is an indication that the youths of the country are being recognised already by the government to play very strategic roles in nation building,” he added.



Bankole told the youths to take a cue from western countries which he said have been exercising wisdom by empowering their youths to take up positions of leadership.


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I’m making effort to understand the Speaker. I will vote for a 80 yrs old who is transparent, capable, intelligent and believe in Nigeria as a nation than a 40 yrs person who possesses contrary characteristics. Bankole, who told you Jonathan is wining this election? This is not a contest among GEJ, IBB, Saraki, Atiku etc.