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Nigerian Youths: Do We Have What It Takes To Make Nigerian A Great Nation by Geeweeny(m): 7:23am On Apr 03, 2012
There z a sayin dt goes lyk dz'the youths r d future' dt means we r those 2 tk ova 4rm our elders n chnge tnz positvly,tnz our elders culdn't achievd,we achvd dt n evn xceed dia xpctations,bt dz days i doubt weda we cn evn live above our elders shadow.
In a country lyk nigeria wia 70milions r youth or more dn dt,dnt evn hav a say in a country,we r stl lyk a sheep nytn we r tld 2 do,we do sheepishly witout cmplainin.smtyms it mkes me cry bt cryin wnt solve d prob.we nid 2 tk action.
Smtyms i ask myslf al d youth group locatd in dz country y z stl our presnce nt stl felt.imagine d number of studnts in d uni.bein tauntd by lecturers in skul bt nans n sug presdnt wil c it as a nrmal tin,dy cn't spk 4 d stndnt,bt dy r the 1st 2 endrse a politcian 4 a political office.
It z d 1 dt we d youths r usd as thugs by politcal parties,or as protesters or militants or terorist jst 2 fufil dia own selfsh agenda,yt we stl c sm youth selln dia freedom n dia future cos of money dt wudnt last,nw dia z d sayin dt 'evry youth z a suspct' a sayn dt i hate wit al my lyf,cos if nytn goes wrng d youth nearby wud b d suspct.hw many youth z bein represntd in d house of assembly,if dia z dy r alrdy swallowd by d system,we nid 2 bliv in ourslf n tk charge of our lyf. Some of us myt blame it on d high rate of poverty n unemployment bt z dt enof 2 sel ur freedom,yes d society is corupt,bt nt evry1 in a d society z corupt,we al r canvasin 4 change,bt we r d change we wnt 2 c,if u wnt 2 c a change dn strt doin dt whch u knw its ryt,dn odas wud folo.so 2day dcide 2 b a youth wit a diff.

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