President Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated his mission to focus on youth development and capacity building as his priority if voted into office for second term.
Speaking at a meeting held with the youth leaders in Benin –City on Saturday, December 27, 2014, Senior Special Assistant on Youths and Students Affairs, Mr. Jude Imagwe, said that the Federal Government had laid the foundation on youths development in the first term of President Jonathan’s administration, stating that the second term bid was to actualize and consolidate on the achievements made so far.
The president also urged Nigerian youths to stay away from crime and support the Federal Government as it provides the enabling environment for them to succeed, the President identified that the excesses of Nigerian youth and unethical restiveness in some parts of the country as a deterrent to development the nation.
“With the policies and programmes initiated by Jonathan’s administration, there is hope for youths in the country. We have programmes such as YOUWIN, Youth Employment in Agriculture programmes and many others. In life, we have every right, as growing people, to get ourselves involved or associated with anything that makes us happy”, he said.
“But in whatever we do, we must realize that in becoming that man you want to be tomorrow, you must stay alive, because if the man you want to be tomorrow, had died yesterday, you certainly will not have somebody you want to be like. Another thing I want us to understand is to believe in ourselves. A whole lot of us give up on ourselves. We believe we have tried and had failed. Many among us today or even among those sitting with us, failed several times yesterday but they refused to allow their failure defect who they were.
“Our challenge does not defer who we are but it is our hope that makes us who we are. These challenges will always be there but when this hope is strong, it will give us a reason to identify our challenges.
“Our hope will give us a reason to confront our challenges and our hope will give us the strength to address these challenges and this is what makes us who we are. I advise the students to be careful of what they think and the thoughts they allow to settle in their minds because an issue that is not addressed today, will certainly disgrace you tomorrow” he advised.
He further urged the youths to support President Jonathan in the 2015 general election so as for this administration to complete its task.
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