FORMER Chief of Army Staff and Nigeria Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Lt. General Tukur Buratai has charged young members of the ruling All Progressives Congress to emulate political founding fathers such as Nnamdi Azikiwe, Tafawa Balewa, Ahmadu Bello and Obafemi Awolowo by taking charge of leadership in their prime.
Buratai made the statement at the two-day summit of progressive young leader’s summit held at the International Conference Centre in Abuja.
The former chief of army staff stated that the average Nigerian youth has a huge task to protect the country and ensure it progresses in various fields.
According to him, such trait was what made the nation’s founding fathers their national heroes.
He said, “Recall that our great founding fathers of blessed memory, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Tafawa Balewa, Ahmadu Bello and the great Awolowo were in their primes as youths when they took the mantle of leadership of this country and I believe you too can do that.
“First and foremost you must pay attention and you must also respect your leaders, you must cultivate the attitude of followership. As youths, you must follow your leaders. You must follow, respect and be loyal to the present leadership.
“It is through that you will appreciate the challenges that this country faces and you will surely find solutions. As we enter into the 2023 campaign proper, the youths have great role to play and in this regard, you must mobilise the electorate to ensure that they come out en-mass to vote for the right candidate and I believe you know who I am referring to. APC with the good support of the youth is the party to beat.”
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