Prof. Obiageli Ezekwesili, the Presidential Candidate on the platform of
Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), on Tuesday said that good
governance was possible in Nigeria if youths would be the agents of
change.
Ezekwesili, a guest at the 2018 The Future Awards Africa
(TFAA) in Lagos on Monday, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that
youths should stand up to be counted among those that would change the
country.
“They need to know that they are the future of this
country. The youth need to look out for the candidates who are the true
symbol of change.
“I want youths to stand up and be counted among
their contemporaries all over the world. We can only achieve this
through good governance.
“A country that is governed well will
not concern itself with the past and I am resolute that good governance
is possible in Nigeria, I am certain about it.
“The youth can
achieve their dreams through creativity, resilience and productivity
with right attitude and associating themselves with the right group,’’
she said.
Ezekwesili advised youths to inculcate the right
character and shun all things that might jeopardize national interest
and development.
“Youths should exemplify good characters and not
just acting like. They should make well-informed choices that can help
them grow and also in the national interest and development.
“If
the youth understand what quality leadership is all about, they will not
continue with the recycling pattern they are into now which is poor
choices of political leaders.
“Every young one come 2019, should decide because they now have their choices to make without anybody forcing them to choose.
“It
is in their own interest to ensure that governance system in Nigeria is
right; they need to dream what they want their future to be,’’ she
said.
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