THE FATE OF THE NIGERIAN YOUTH

Nigeria a great land of diverse cultures and people, a land filled with Milk and Honey, like the cannan Land, the most populous black nation in the world, the most religious and with large mass of land, blessed with Oil and various National Resources and the greatest Resource, the Human Resource…

The vision 2020 is a vision the Nigerian Government has set their focus on, but without the end of corruption and without youth empowerment, it can’t be fully achieved, it won’t take another Fela Anikulapo Kuti or another Great Activist to do it, but You and I, because, even the anti-graft bodies cannot put an end to it, the man that tried to do something about corruption though he was politically motivated was hewed down by the same corrupt politicians that used him to achieve their political aim.

Someone once asked me what lies ahead of the Nigerian Youth? and I said More Unemployment, if not high rate of poverty, and even worse government except we put an end to all the child play, when I voiced this out, I was accused of being a pessimist, Not that I don’t believe in the Nigerian dream but change is the pathway of achieving the Nigerian dream…

I said Change.

If you dont change our mindset as youths,the future is not sure.

Let’s look at the Nigerian youth today and figure their sense of responsibility towards the Nigerian Dream, the ratio is below

40% OF THE NIGERIAN YOUTH = Believe fraud (Yahoozee) / looting of government funds is their easiest way to wealth (Going into politics for the sake of looting government funds) and other dubious means to wealth…

25% OF THE NIGERIAN YOUTH = Believe travelling abroad for greener pastures is their easiest way to wealth, thereby causing capital flight.

20% OF THE NIGERIAN YOUTH = Believe Education is their easiest way to wealth

(Due to lack of job/Unemployment after schooling, this spot soon drops below)

10% OF THE NIGERIAN YOUTH=

10% OF THE NIGERIAN YOUTH = Believes a change or rather being employed/ starting out as an entrepreneur is the easiest way to wealth (This group’s ratio soon goes down due to economic sabotage or Lack of Funds to manage the business)

5% OF THE NIGERIAN YOUTH = Believes in the Nigerian Dream, a dream that one day Nigeria will have a place for them too (some in this group are graduates, secondary school leavers etc) but they have this conviction of the Nigerian dream and they ignore all the evil means to wealth and the cleave to the Nigerian dream…..

The dream of taking Nigeria to High …. The dream that one day the things we don’t have would be past and the things we have would speak for us.

In the above listed group, where do you belong as a Nigerian youth?

Leadership is not meant to be measured by age but by vision. We have millions of Obamers in Nigeria but they can’t manifest their dreams because of the current state of the country and leaders who refuse to shift away from the seat of power (The same Old Politician way rule Nigeria before) The leaders who see the youth as miscreants that can be used as political thugs, leaders who are suppose to be elders but metamorphosis into political god fathers who remain as top dogs after elections and torment the young and vibrant politicians in power.

Take a walk, go out in the street and see what I am talking about, the security guards at the gate of your banks and offices, that mechanic guy who fix your car, the petrol attendant at the filling station, that wise igbo boy selling on the traffic, that lady who always bring Agege bread to your office in the morning, that creative hair dresser, fashion designer, the technician, plumber name them, so many of them, Nigerian youth with highly technical skills; All image not withstanding the bad economic and unfavorable leadership policies, the Nigerian youth still strive on and storm the weather, given an ideal situation the Nigerian youth is dynamic, intelligent and creative. Yes talk about spots, music, the art world, academics, entrepreneur etc both at home and abroad.

Please any where you find a Nigeria youth in need. Assist he or she, for you will be glad you did.

GREAT NIGERIAN YOUTH WHEN WILL THOU ARISE AND NOT LET THE DREAM OF OUR FATHERS DIE

Youth of Nigeria you have no problem, you are already blessed, been born as a Nigeria is enough for you to be grateful to GOD, all you need to do, is to know and find out

What did live have for you?

What do you want from live

And what do you want to give back to live; By the time you have answers to all these three live related attribute, then you are ready to be a GREAT NIGERIA YOUTH. Don’t fail the Nigeria dream, let’s stand and say YES to the Nigerian Dream. 

Writing by Adewole Olanrewaju and copy from