Group Tasks APC On Youth Mobilisation

A non-government organization, One Heart Initiative for Equity and Good Leadership, has urged the All Peoples Congress (APC) on youths’ mobilisation.

Founder of the NGO, Hashim Suleiman, urged the party to rally the capture of the young population in the country into its fold.

He said, ‘‘The usual Nigerian cliché which says ‘The Young People are Leaders of Tomorrow’ has perhaps not seen the light of the day to a lot of people but that is because we have not had time to critically dissect the matter and bring it to limelight. Consequently, I have today chosen to use an apparent case study to highlight on this issue with a view to fostering mentorship and more effort and consistency from the young demography of Nigeria.

‘‘So, apparently, I and a friend had formed an NGO called One Heart Initiative for Equity and Good Leadership in 2014 with a view to mobilizing the youths then for unity and demanding inclusion in the system in the short term and a total takeover owing to demography in the long term. In the process of such struggle, we had come across several young people from different walks of life from the partisan ones to those from Civil Society and Student Unions.Notable amongst those that came from all parts of the country for the National Launching of the programme was Barrister Ismaeel Ahmed. He was the only APC member who partook in that programme and who chaired the event to the merriment and fanfare of everyone.’’

He said if he were in APC, as part of what should be the party’s strategic future development, will be to rally the capture of the young population into the bank of the party around Barrister Ahmed by ensuring he was appropriately empowered to instill and renew the hope of the teeming young population just because they believe in him to the extent that they have christened him ‘Leader’.