Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

Pastor Tunde Bakare, Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (former Latter Rain Assem­bly), has said those threaten­ing older politicians to steer clear of the 2023 general elec­tions are misguided, as youths alone cannot successfully sta­bilise the affairs of the nation.

Dismissing the threats by the youths that older politi­cians would not be allowed to participate in the 2023 gen­eral elections as it would be all-youths affair, Bakare who spoke in an interview with Sunday INDEPENDENT, said every effort would amount to waste of time without a col­laboration between the youths and older ones.

While citing the example of U.S President-elect, Joe Biden, who is 78, Bakare, a former vice-presidential candidate, likened shutting out older ones from the affairs of the nation to a bird trying to fly with a wing, or a person attempting to clap with one hand.

“Many of them are mis­guided and they have not been students of history. The youths have significant roles to play, but not at the expense of the older ones. America produced the oldest president-elect in our history at the age of 78. We need both the old and young.

“Like two hands, you can’t use one hand to clap. Also, a bird cannot fly with one wing. So, we need both the old and the young. The Bible says that your old men shall dream dreams and your young men shall see visions.

“If the dreams, like the in­sight of the old men into the visions, like the foresight of young men, is what produces stability in an even society. Without the collaboration of both, it’s a waste of time. The youths cannot do it all by them­selves,” he said.

On the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest, he said the protesters did well within the first five days, but stayed too long, which resulted in the protest being hijacked.

He also said another mis­take made by the protesters was the lack of an organisa­tional leader or an identifiable spokesperson.

According to him, saying that they had no leader was a testimony that the protesters lacked trust among them­selves.

“I think from what hap­pened after the Lekki situa­tion, they have learnt now that they need to reoganise and restrategise again. They did well within the first five days. Unfortunately, they dragged it perhaps too long and if you linger, you will litter.

“Like the Yorubas will say, ‘T’a ba pe lori imin, esin keesin lo ma bani nibe’. They would have learnt from some of the mistakes they made and they will do better things in the days to come. I encourage and support that we must do things from the ambit of the law and order.

“When they said they have no leader, it is because they don’t trust themselves. Lead­ership requires trust. Or when they say ‘we have no leaders, we are equal leaders. Wherev­er that happens, you are play­ing what I called ‘class suicide’.

In the book of Judges, chapter 19 verses 20, 21, the Bible recalls that there was a time in Israel when there was no king and every man did what pleased him.

“By chapter 21, a whole generation was wiped off and they had to look for the rem­nants that were left; they had to marry for them so that the tribe would not be wasted.

“It will require trust to give and take for them to select leaders amongst themselves. Every nation deserves the leadership it gets. So, the lead­er deserves the types of follow­ers that follow them.”
https://www.independent.ng/youths-older-politicians-must-collaborate-in-2023-bakare/

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The youths have the energy and digital experience

The older generations have the the wealth of experience and knowledge

The combination of these two above is needed for the national growth and development. That is if there are sincerity, honesty, loyalty and truthfulness imbibed to make the nation great.

No youth can make the nation great without the elders and no older generation can lighten the nation without the youths.

They always know the right thing to do when they are not in power.

Hian

Collaborate ko feature ni

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