The Immediate former provost, Kogi State College of Health Sciences and Technology, Idah, Dr Nuhu Solomon Anyegwu has called on government at all levels to prioritize the inclusiveness of youth in governance.
Dr. Anyegwu made the call Monday in comomoration of international youth day, According to the former provost, this day is special in all ramifications because it brings to mind a special group of people in our human society ( the youths).
They are within the age range of 16 to 24 years and above, transcending from adolescence to adulthood.
They are the most curious, energetic, vibrant, social , active and productive set of people in the human society. Any State or nation that wants to prosper well must carry her youths along in all decision making process.
Also they are to be involved in all processes that lead to the emergence of leaders that will lead the people in any segment of our human society and they should be made partakers themselves. If they are neglected in any of these aforementioned areas stated, it can bring about dissatisfaction breeding unrest, protests, civil disturbances, and the likes.
The youths because of their young nature are dynamic, charismatic and energetic and as such they are highly explorative, adventurous and risk bearing in all aspects of life. They are gold getters and result oriented sets of personalities.
Their ever growing nature make them to be uniquely unique and producers of great results.
They are skilful, innovative and highly inspirational, hence result orientedness become parts and parcel of them.
In as much as they are good, if there is a missing gap in matters that concern them , they manifest diverse social vices such as drug addiction, gangsterism, hooliganism, fighting, quarrelling, rapism, immorality, stealing and armed robbery, smoking, cyber criminals, human abduction, incest, examination malpractices and misconduct, and all forms of evil pleasures.
Any State or nation that wants her citizens to enjoy the positive influence of the youths must of necessity take care of them very well. Such State or nation must provide the youths with moral education, skills acquisition, employment, leadership, remuneration even when not yet employed scholarships, and better secular education. Most importantly, the provision of basic social amenities like electricity, potable water supply, housing and quality training institutions will prevent brain drain and rural – urban drift. Giving the youths attention means giving society rest, peace and prosperity.
The leadership of any State or nation that enthrones corruption, nepotism, tribalism, favouritism selfishness and egocentrism, diversion of public fund for personal use will not experience peace and progress. Invariably, such leadership suffers all forms of unnecessary defences for her misdeeds, misdemeanors , misbehaviours , misappropriation and maladministration. Hence, I personally advocate for good governance through youth inclusiveness for peaceful, progressive and prosperous society.
AMB(DR) NUHU SOLOMON ANYEGWU, ECOWAS YOUTH COUNCIL AMBASSADOR, COMMON WEALTH SOCIETY OF NIGERIA AMBASSADOR, UNITED NATIONS, GLOBAL ( WORLD) PEACE AMBASSADOR, Wrote from Idah, Kogi State, Nigeria, west Africa on International Youth day Celebrations.
