By Chinaka Ifeanyi Fortune
The time is near for a change of leadership in Nigeria. A new era of fresh ideas eager the redesign the political landscape of our country. We cannot hide our appreciation to our fathers who set the foundation for our freedom. Which implies we owe them much in service and contributing our own quota in our own time. But to be realistic, their time is thinning to vacate the leadership of our country, Nigeria. Because every father prays for his son(s) to be greater than him and took over the baton of power when mature. You'll agree with me that our fathers know that we have write our own destiny having watched them build till now. Yet I refuse to speculate that they've refuse to relinguish position of authority or have we not demanded our rightful responsibility to prove to them that we are now ready to lead.
I have watched the direction and pace of development in our country with conviction that the time is now for youthful dance. The world is moving so fast both physically and otherwise requiring both visionary, physically-fit and ambitious minds who will transform our nation with innovative and millenium enriched projects and refined services to improve mankind. It is time to relieve our parents from active service and in return to take care of them. We can't make them proud in joblessness neither can we prove our efficiency if we don't participate.
Old generation politicians have stayed long in the arena to have accumulated enemies and rivals alike which directedly or indirectly is slowing or disrupting developmental agenda. So it is time if the system is clogged with thrombosis, there is need for anticoagulants to free the channel for development. These new entrants will be vibrant and detremined to add to the improvement of lives through selfless hardwork. And before they'll be entrenched in fierce power tussle or opposition, at least the people will see the dividends of good governance.
There is no arguement to discard this idea. This ideal is ripe and the time done. Let the older politicians give way for youthful adminstration, for youth empowernment. Their relevance is high in demanded in advisory service, also injecting historical inspirations of this great country into the young minds without divisive gains. It is time to sieve the work force and replace old hands with lively, agile and productive working population to increase output in Agriculture using new breed and mechanization. In education, to widen the perception of students from outdated materials to updated information and practises. To enforce security with men and women who are agitating to protect innocent lives and properties, neatly dressed and well-equipped, healthy and strong. To improve the health and well-being of the masses without politicizing the process, radical health reforms and its implementation for attainning long and quality life.
What can we not do if we're able to reshuffle the archive and refresh the system to avoid old faces and names now functioning under the thoughts of grandeur because they're exhausted of innovations, with elevated selfish dreams and ambitions. Though they peaked at their prime time but now is not. We don't continue to follow leaders who are not moving, same rhetoric of promise and fail, their ideas and personalities lacking inspiration.
Nigerian youths its time for a must but peaceful handover from father to son. We have a lot to do but we can't impact if we have no chance to. Every step reduces the distance of a journey but every bold step makes its end closer.
Fortune, 2013.
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