₦airaland Forum

The most common cliche in politics today is " give the youths power, empower women" etc. No doubt about it, there is a correlation between the quality of people in leadership and the trajectory of the national economy. That brings me to the issue.

I asked this question before, why are we always making the wrong choices in people we give power. Why do the youths spend all their energy, and sometimes their blood, to give power to a man that is not even qualified to work as a microfinace bank accountant ( using that in terms of proffesional level, no disrespect intended). Why do we like those that will oppress u, I mean those fellows that feel bigger than Nigeria. How come we cannot use our strength to re-calibrate the system and put these politicians of the apocalypse into the abyss. Now, with this BBnaija program and IPOB movement , I have learnt a few lessons.

1. Our young people can be resolute to an ideology they find close to their heart. Take a look at IPOB, see how young people are active canvassing, debating, demonstrating and financing and above all, giving their lives for a cause. Look at the BBnaija voting and campaigning, see how young people took ownership of the campaigns, debating, conversing, and in fact financing the votes. It is amazing, imagine 11 million votes, imagine the energy, imagine the ideology based debates. And I ask, why not in politics. How come when it comes to that which concerns all of us, we turn to beggars and praise singers. There is no political party that has the kind of youth commitment we have in IPOB and BBN that cannot put Nigeria on the run.

2. One thing I have also learnt/confirmed from BBnaija is that many of the young people think poverty is a virtue, as such if you give power to someone who has suffered poverty, he will remember the poor. For the records, government is not only for the poor, in fact the poor can only feel relieved when there is a large number of genuine rich men contributing in the national development. It is the poor man, who probably has always been more concerned about his personal survival, and who has spent the better part of his life envying rich people that will get the opportunity and spend more time trying to tell the world that he/she has arrived. It seems that the majority of our young people have some kind of grievance against those who they perceive are better than them. It was that ideology of using poverty to give power that we fell for in the "i had no shoes", or the " I can't even pay for nomination form". We have to clear our head, it takes someone who has high sense of worth, who does not dwell too much his/her humble beginning but struggles to tear down the barriers and sometime emerge to prominence. It is such people that we should listen to. Again, poverty is not virtue.

In 2019, we will change the game if we reconsider the people we think we should give power, and if will contribute as we are currently doing in IPOB and BBnaija, and by so doing, ....

In just two sentences summaries d poo up there 20marks

Will said, it's only when Nigeria youth have a change of mind set that we can start thinking of how Nigeria is going to be. For now Nigeria is just moving without direction. [color=#990000][/color] wake up youths of Nigeria

profhezekiah:
In just two sentences summaries d poo up there 20marks

For you, I will only put in one sentence: "It is until we silence bubble heads like you, always perching around, that we will begin to hear young sane minds peak and make sound contribution for the future of Nigeria".

9jalyte:
For you, I will only put in one sentence: "It is until we silence bubble heads like you, always perching around, that we will begin to hear young sane minds peak and make sound contribution for the future of Nigeria".

Waoooh I didnt knw U are this good and ur village people lock ur destiny to nairaland U better arise and challenge them before they give ur noble laureate price in literature to Patient Jonathan

profhezekiah:
Waoooh I didnt knw U are this and ur village people lock ur destiny to nairaland U better arise and challenge before they give ur noble leaurate in literature to Patient Jonathan

Hmmm, my dear calm down, now read what you wrote above and tell me you made sense. You now understand what I mean.

9jalyte:
Hmmm, my dear calm down, now read what you wrote above and tell me you made sense. You now understand what I mean.

Bros U expect me to calm down after abused me. Well in kung fu panda voice "inner peace".