Nigerian youths should step forward and play an active role in leadership/politics says the Chairman of Loatsad and co-founder Noelle Foundation, Mr. Seyi Tinubu; Police spokesman, Frank Mba and a businessman, Hakeem Shagaya.
They all made the appeal yesterday at the 3rd edition of the annual Maktoub Youth Forum in Abuja.
Tinubu said the lockdown provided an opportunity for youths to be creative and resulted in the emergence of several youth-led digital platforms to create value in addition to several innovative ventures.
He also remarked that the pandemic had taught youths that “they are better together” and should always support benefits that would last forever.
Speaking on “Trust Question- Police Citizen Relationship”, Mba urged youths and the public to trust the police as modern policing derives its legitimacy from the public.
In addition, Shagaya encouraged young people to form alliances and be politically active at the local level.
“We must learn to collaborate because it is through that we can have bigger voices and motive of what we want to achieve. Unionization is one of the ways to effect changes and solutions,” he said.
