Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed with PDP leaders from the North-East zone
By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi
Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed has declared that for Nigeria to move forward, it cannot continue to re-circle political leaders who have been found wanting in the discharge of the responsibility given to them.
The Governor also pointed out that the government should open new frontiers and rediscover new talents, so that the country can be governed by new innovations and ingenuity, which can only be discovered in the youths.
Bala Mohammed further advocated for the inclusion of youths participation in governance, saying that government at all levels must create 50 percent of elective positions and appointment for the youths and women.
The Governor made this known during the weekend at the North-East Zonal PDP National Youth Summit with theme the ‘Youths in Governance’ , held at the Multi-purpose indoor Sport Hall in Bauchi attended by PDP youth delegates drawn from Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe, states.
He said that, “The Nigerian youths can trust the PDP.Since 1999, I can remember clearly, that time i was a very young person, our leaders who started with the Olusegun Obasanjo led administration to Umar Yar’adua’s and of course that of my boss, former President GoodLuck Ebele Jonathan, youths occupied a political space that was unprecedented, but we are not surprised that the youths have been put at the background today”
Bala Mohammed further said that, “I am not used to denigrating anybody, but we had people that were young, the president I served, works twenty four seven and you will see him treating all his files and attending to all his responsibilities and even appointing young people” .
“The leadership recruitment was different.I did not have to know GoodLuck before I was made the minister of the F.C.T, that is what a young president and the PDP can do for you.There was no nepotism, there was no exclusion of the youths.Nigeria was never on the brinks under the PDP.There was a political strategy and plan to ensure everyone had a shot at the leadership” he said
Also Speaking, the Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri who was represented by the Adamawa State Commissioner of works, Adamu Atiku Abubakar, said that youths play a great role in economic development anywhere in the world, particularly in Nigeria where the youths represent seventy percent of the electorates.
The Adamawa State Governor added that, “The youths should not be taken for granted, they must be involved in the affairs of Nigeria. As we know, the role of the youths in any government is to renew and refresh the current status of any society” .
He added that, “The youths helped in advancing technology, they assist in coming up with new innovations and skills. As I speak to you, most of us in the Adamawa state cabinet are youths, the achievements thus far in the two years of the administration in the history of Adamawa State is unprecedented in the aspect of development in all sectors of the state”.
Also, the Taraba state Governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku who was represented by the PDP Chairman, North-east, Dr Emmanuel Bovoa, called on the youths to stand for the truth and good governance, saying that these are qualities of good leadership which is found only in the PDP.
He called on youths to eschew violence in their politicking and embrace peace which is what the PDP stands for, just as he called on Youths in the zone to ensure that they deliver the North-east zone to the PDP so that they can continue to enjoy the dividend of the PDP government.
Speaking Earlier, the PDP National Youth Leader, Udeh Okoye, advocated for the involvement of youths in leadership, saying that PDP has been the best political party as it it has been producing great leaders and giving opportunities to youths to be in politics and govern the affairs of the country.
