Sanwo-Olu Wants Active Participation of Youths in Politics Segun James writes that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has emphasised the need for the youths to be actively involved in the 2023 general
writes that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has emphasised the need for the youths to be actively involved in the 2023 general elections in the country
Until recently, the youths have a reputation for taking to the streets on election day to play football on traffic-free roads and generally milling out in groups. They constitute the majority of the voting-age adults in the country, yet make up the least voting bloc in any election. He said: “Our responsibility as a government and as leaders is to reduce the tendency of poverty and create opportunities to take people out of the shackles of poverty. Education happens to be one; knowledge and skill acquisition is another one. Once you can liberate yourself from the shackles of poverty, you have a free mind, heart and soul to desire and design things for yourself.
In another event on the same day, the Governor at the inauguration of a recreational park in the Ketu area of Lagos State, with the facility symbolising the commercial city’s constant craving for enduring harmony, once again harped on the importance of the youth to the political system. If the Governor has risen to the importance of the youth in the political evolution of the state, he also shares the same sentiment about public service workers in the state.