I was in
a gathering of youths sometime this year when a man in his 50’s was addressing
us, he made a statement that turns me on, he said “I know my generation has
failed Nigeria, but I believe in your generation to restore and rebuild this
nation”.
The
question that came to my mind was that in the next 50 to 60 years wont I be
making the same statement. I decided that I won’t make the statement even in
100 years to come, because I also believe in my generation.
Some
weeks later I was in my Place of Primary Assignment (PPA), where I served as a
youth corp member, when I overheard a conversation going on among the so called
Nigerian Youths serving their Father land.
A lady
spoke and said “Even if my children are as brilliant as Isaac Newton, they must
write there exams in Special centers”
all because she did her WAEC three times before making the required 5 credit.
A guy
also contributed and said “Nigeria is a fertile land flowing with milk and
honey, and it will be better to get your milk and honey directly from the
source” I asked him, where is the source? He replied “Any political post in
Nigeria is the source, our leaders fourth generation can never be poor again,
so I will go there and build wealth for myself and my generations, chop and go”
Come to
think of it, the truth is our leaders are serving themselves and their
generation, building wealth and fame, buying landed properties in Dubai,
private jet and sending their wards abroad to study with a guaranteed job when
they come back in the pool of unemployment that have swallowed Nigerian
graduate.
But, I
BELIEVE in a better Nigeria, where Nigerian youths will not only believe in
their potential, but actualize their potential, build a better character in the
midst of this moral decadence that has enveloped our nation and stand for
integrity in the place of building wealth.
Nigerian
youths must not only understand and implement the principles of leadership but
also make a commitment to become established in character, adhering to a strong
code of ethics. Then we must continually grow in the development of our
character, so that we can have a positive and lasting impact on our generation
and generations to come.
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