There has been increasing demand for youths to be actively involved in politics as to drive drive the economy faster.
In recent years, many countries have seen a sharp increase in their youth population. Over half the world’s population of 7.4 billion is currently aged between 20 and 44.
According to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, about 70 per cent of the continent’s population is under the age of 30 but the level of youths involvement in politics by youth remains lower than that of older generations.
The slow drive in growing the economy by the aged people have become a thing of concern and has resurrected the spirit of the youths to be actively involved in politics to save the country from crumbling.
The story has remained the same in Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency as the people of the area has continued their call for Kelvin Jombo Onumah, a who has in past 2 decades impacted the lives of his people with his personal wealth.
Kelvin Jombo Onuma is a worthy son of Abiriba Ancient Kingdom. The CEO of Sublime Group, a philanthropy per excellence. A man whose philanthropic gestures are without boundaries and are mind burgling.
When a man is so impactful in the lives of others and decides to facilitate his boundaries of empowerment through the representation of his people, you can be sure of more lives that will be empowered.
Kelvin Jombo is not a politician, he is a man on a mission. Throwing his personality into politics is anchored on his divine calling to reach out to a larger population his philanthropic gestures may not ordinarily get to in delivering sustainable empowerments, economic growth and infrastructural development. All he needs is our support at this point.
As the primary elections are already scheduled and around the corner, it will be expedient the PDP delegates for House of Representatives considers him most fit for Arochukwu/Ohafia house of Representatives ticket. He is the most fit for the race. He is a young man with capacity, competence, connections, eloquent and humble.
He will know his way around the house in lobbying and bringing the needed democratic benefits to his constituency and beyond.
This is the young man we need at this time to turn around the economic and infrastructural wores of Arochukwu/Ohafia constituency. The time is now, it is youth O’ Clock.
The cap is fitting Chief Kelvin Jombo, Igurube 1 of Abiriba, Nwabugo 1 of Ndi Erim Umueso, Agbawo Dike Izu 1 of Ohafia Udumeze.
House of Representatives is calling, go and make us proud.
The youths obviously have a part to play in politics. They should be in the forefront of politics to be able to influence policies that will Shape our future and empower us to take care of our parents and the senior citizens.
All youths must join the political and democratic process; become members of political parties, aspire for party offices from ward executive, local government executive, state executive and Party executives at the national level, register to vote and obtain the PVC, aspire for political offices from counsellors, local government chairmen, states and national assembly members, state governors and even president of the federal republic.
Youths must also vote during elections and defend their votes just like they are the group to be mobilized to defend the country if there is an emergency or war.
The youths are the engine room of our Nation. You are the largest political party in our democracy and can win any election if we aggregate ourselves and interest. This is the only country we have and we still have a long way before getting to the departure lounge. I encourage the Youth to join the Political Process. Get your voters card to employ people who will represent your interest if you don’t like your place and condition in the society. We must reject politicians who use us during Elections and abandon us immediately after the Election. We must vote rightly if we want to start rebuilding our Nation. Lastly, All Youths must reject violence and guns from politicians.
They should bring their children from Europe and America and give them the guns. You are also someone’s children and also desire to go abroad and work in big companies.
The Idea that the Future should be built for the Youths has failed. Can we try building the Youths for the future? The Prime Minister of Finland is just 34. Is she better than Nigerian Youths? Of course not. The Nigerian Youths have demonstrated capacity and leadership in movie, music, sports and IT industry. They have matched and most times dominated other Youths in the global stage. This is a testimony that they will do better if given the opportunity to provide leadership.
Nigeria was at her best under the leadership of the Youths in the First Republic. It was Nigerians within the Youth age that Wrestled power from the British Colonial Masters. The Youths has proven capable of providing leadership immediately after independence and they will do it again if given the opportunity and level playing ground. It is lame to use capacity and experience to deny the Youths of their rightful place in Nigeria.
The good news is that the Youth have taken their destiny into their own hands. We are not waiting for anyone to give us power, we are taken it because in a democracy, it requires number and energy. We have both.
The youths have proved themselves in sports, music, movie and IT in the global stage. They have shown ingenuity and capacity without support from the government. The youths will bring capacity, ingenuity and energy to transform our nation and states. We have everything to lose if our country remain in this sorry state. We are just arriving and need to dress our beds well because we still have a very long way before getting to the departure lounge. We cannot afford to allow people who has spent the fruitful and quality parts of their lives continue to determine a future they may not be part of. Let me give you a typical example. I have read through the Petroleum Industry Bill which has been passed and assented into law. It is bereft of ideas and vision of the future.
The past and present is the diminishing oil and gas resources. The future is renewable energy such as solar energy and batteries. When elected as member representing Arochukwu-Ohafia Federal Constituency, I will initiate an amendment of the PIB Law to make provision for the investment of a defined percentage of proceeds from diminishing oil and gas resources into building of batteries and solar panels production plants around the country to retain our position as a player in the energy league.
The youths are the beautiful and most sort after bride in the political marriage. The Youths must come together to take back our country. We have everything to lose if we have no country to call our own. The Youths form the dominate population in the Schools, Organised Service and Private Sector like Banks, Insurance, IT, Telecom and Hospitality, Police, Armed Forces and other Security Agencies, Artisan Groups, and those taking the dangerous route of escaping through the desert. We are only less in the population of retirees, the old, sick and fragile, the entrenched political class and those abusing the nation and states.
Therefore, the election is for us to lose or win in a democracy. The youths must exercise their franchise. They must support aspirants and candidates within the Youth age. We can see how they want to disenfranchise the Youths by pegging the sale of nomination and expression of interest form at 50 and 100 Million Naira as a strategy to deny the Youths access to leadership position after years of impoverishment. We must outmanuever them by joining political parties, registering to vote and obtaining our PVC, polling resources together to sponsor capable Youths to run for political offices, coming out enmasse to Vote our candidates during the elections and defending our votes until results are announced.