Former President of the ninth Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawaw, Friday careworn the significance of prioritising youth growth, warning that any nation not doing so, was set for doom.
He acknowledged this when he acquired a delegation of the Youth Meeting of Nigeria – Yobe State Chapter – at his workplace on the Nationwide Meeting, Abuja.
The ten-man delegation was led by the Speaker of the Yobe State Chapter of the Youth Meeting of Nigeria, Mohammed Hashim Auwalu; and the physique’s Zonal Coordinator representing Yobe North, Mohammed Isiaku.
The group, throughout the go to, introduced a letter of appointment to Senator Lawan as Patron of the Youth Meeting of Nigeria (YAN). He was additionally introduced with an award of excellence for his dedication to the upliftment of his constituents.
In his welcome deal with, the previous Senate President underscored the necessity for nations and leaders to prioritise the welfare of the youth inhabitants in a method that accommodates their pursuits via succession plans.
He additionally charged the youths to take an curiosity in governance to ensure their place in successive management of the nation.
Lawan, who represents Yobe North Senatorial District within the Nationwide Meeting, stated, “Any nation that doesn’t prioritise its youths is doomed to fail. As they are saying, the youths of at this time are the leaders of tomorrow, despite the fact that we typically run into the difficulty of who’s a youth.
“I don’t assume the youths ought to wait till tomorrow as a result of management needs to be developed. Youths ought to get entangled in what the leaders of at this time are doing, take heed to them, see them in motion, and, after all, search their opinion about sure points, so it received’t be tough after they discover themselves in sure positions.
“Management is just not that simple however when you have the rudimentary or fundamentals of how you need to lead, you then’ll discover it just a little useful when you be taught different features on the job.
“As leaders, you’re imagined to be tolerant, accommodating, and affected person since you’re main your friends. It’s identical to the Nationwide Meeting, it’s the totality of the members of the home that can elect you. It means it’s a must to carry all people alongside.
“Individuals belief their leaders after they see them making an attempt to be sincere, honest, clear and accountable. Nothing brings ease in management like attaining some belief between you and people who you lead. In the event that they belief you, you can also make your errors and they’ll forgive you. However for those who play it in a method that they’ve doubts, then it turns into an issue for the chief.
“Clearly, there have to be succession. So, when you have a set of people who find themselves imagined to be able of management who will not be ready, then that tomorrow is doomed to fail, and it’s a complete era that might fail. That might deliver a disconnect between the outgoing leaders.
“I all the time imagine that there needs to be assist for the younger people who find themselves the leaders of tomorrow. Even for those who don’t put together them for management of tomorrow, put together them to be good followers of at this time since you want them to be a part of no matter programmes or initiatives that you’ve got. So, we all the time have a look at these initiatives which have most influence on our youths.”
