Youths in the All Progressives Congress (APC) who converged on Lagos State at the weekend have advised their counterparts nationwide to vote en masse for the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
They asserted that he has the capacity to to fix the country’s economy
They said Asiwaju Bola Ahmed has solutions to myriads of problems facing the country and a good agenda to provide better opportunities for the younger generations.
At a town hall meeting held in Lagos on “Agenda for the youth conversation on renewed hope for Nigeria” they noted that it is now time for the youths to take action and not resorting to cheap talk.
The lead speaker at the meeting Aliyu Audu said, “We have gathered here to discuss why it is important for us as youths to expand influence on the running of our dear country. This conversation is more about how the sum total of our commitments and collaborations as young people can advance our lofty dreams for our dear country.
“We are here to possibly agree on one fundamental fact and that is the fact that any of us sitting on the fence, as far as political participation is concerned, will not get us any closer to attaining our collective desire for a great nation.”
He said the administration of Muhammadu Buhari has contributed a lot to increasing the participation and inclusion of youth in politics and governance, especially with the enactment of the ‘Not Too Young To Run’ law which has made it a reality for young people to contest and win elections in order to contribute to national leadership at various levels;
“It is now left for us to take up the challenge and benefit from the opportunities this avail us,.” he said.
Audu said some of the dividends of democracy delivered by the APC under the leadership of President Buhari which has accorded youth issues of significant attention; include initiatives like the Public Works Scheme to cater to the interest of youths with purely technical skills.
He said the APC presidential candidate had pledged to deploy technology and digital economy to create jobs, adding that he has also promised to work on delivering a student loan that would greatly ease the burden of students and also deliver reforms to guarantee stable academic calendar in our tertiary institutions.
