@shinapeller

Last week, members of the Youth Progressive Forum (YPF) in the All Progressives Congress (APC) visited my office. I was so delighted to receive them, as we had a very engaging discussion that bordered on the future of leadership: the role of the youths. It was said that for Nigeria to be better, something has to change. Before we start talking about rebuilding Nigeria, we have to rebuild our political system. And we can't rebuild our political system if we refuse to get involved in politics. It is by getting involved in politics that we can present more than enough credible candidates to scale through to general elections, otherwise, we'll be forced to end up settling for incompetent candidates as our leaders. As youths, we should join one of the viable political parties now and make our impact felt positively more so as it concerns presenting candidates for the 2023 general elections. I'm proud and very happy to associate myself with progressive youth movements. The youth occupy the largest percentage of Nigeria's population, and so we should have a major stake in deciding who become our leaders. This can only be possible if we join a viable political party and make our influence felt positively in the leadership structure of such party. It is a good one that some youth movements like YPF are already mobilizing and positioning themselves strategically in their political party ahead of 2023. Other young Nigerians should take a leaf from this, do the needful by joining a viable political party, and positioning themselves well to take over in 2023. The time is ripe for us to lead. #WeMove

July 27, 2021