Sagaya warned that Nigeria may
regret having a youth as president because they would be embarking on a
dangerous journey if elected.
Speaking with Daily Independent,
on Monday, the PACAC chairman contended that there was no evidence backing the
claim that youths were better than elders in leadership.
According to Sagay, those
thinking that youths would perform better in positions of authority in Nigeria
were being shallow-minded.
Sagay said, “Number one: it is
shallow-thinking for anyone to think that if a youth becomes president, he will
do better than the older one.
“It is very shallow thinking
because, as I see it, it is the youths of Nigeria today who believe in
overnight wealth, who want billions overnight, who don’t want to work for their
living and gradually build up their assets and business.
“That psychology of overnight
wealth is almost exclusively a youth attribute. “Number two: who is stopping
the youths? All these people who are advocating that the youths should take
over are in essence saying the older ones should just call the youths and say
‘come and take power.
“If you want power, you work for
it. You are not going to sit down in your sitting room and somebody will bring
power to you. Let them join the fray.”
Saga, from who did the youths learn the mentality of overnight wealth? There you go! The youths must be given a chance because the older ones have failed the country many times over.
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