Today’s Nigeria is, much more than ever in our history, blessed beyond measure. This is primarily because of the population dynamics.
No other country in the world currently has a youth population that comprises over 70% of its total population. It is a great blessing that is in many ways unquantifiable, and that any visionary, future-focused leadership will find a great advantage in the course of nation building.

Youth represents strength, hope, and the future. A young working population is a critical success factor, a major indispensable input required for a high GDP output and a strong economic growth for any society. We are so blessed to the point we do not even realise it. For a nation where we do not joke with Faith, it is safe to think of our human capital wealth as the proof that God really believes in the potential of Nigeria.

This is why it is very sad today to see many of our bright young minds, people upon whom the Destiny of this Nation rests on the weight of their visions and ideas, seeking every opportunity possible to travel outside of the country permanently. Countries like the UK, Canada and more, who are short of a young, vibrant workforce, are pulling our youth, all their ideas, and the massive growth potential they hold for our nation. It may not seem like much but if we think of what the global competitive advantage of Nigeria will be among the League of Nations in 2050, 2070, 2090 and so on, we will realise the impact of what we are allowing to happen to us right now.

The sad thing is that these young people are not asking for too much. They are not asking for what Nigeria is incapable of providing them, looking at our wealth as a motherland. The basic things like security, good roads, constant electricity power, fast and reliable internet access, support for startups and so on that are the major raw materials of today’s Digital economy are what they seek abroad; and these are things we can provide here in Nigeria with good leadership.

It is time for us all to wake up. Most Nigerian youths today are not proud of this country. They wish they were citizens of other countries. It is time to think of the younger generation and the multiple others to come, and really make up our minds on the kind of national pride that we want to bequeath to them.
If there is anything the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has taught us, it is that every sovereign state is primarily responsible for its future. You can get support but, for the most part, you are responsible for the future of your sovereignty. When will Nigeria stop borrowing? When will Nigeria be able to invest in its own strong Defence system, the likes of what the G7 nations have? When will the scale of Nigeria’s industrialisation match the kind that the US, the UK, and Germany of today have? When will we become the hub for foreign direct investment? When will Nigeria become a world power and be able to broker peace among other nations and provide relief in times of conflict? Or is there an unspoken prophecy somewhere that we will always be led and never be in the lead, and that we will always borrow and never lend?

This is your time, Deltan youths! Ponder these things carefully and don’t forget them. 2023 is your year. Let us start with Delta State! We can all see and enjoy the future we have always longed for in this lifetime. Let us MODERNISE Delta State! Get up and take a stand! The time is NOW!

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