The Arole Oduduwa and Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II has urged the Nigerian political elites to consider the country's young population for genuine dialogues.
Ooni Ogunwusi made this call in a post via his official Facebook handle @ooniadimulaife while reflecting on the nationwide protests against police brutality and other injustices in the country staged by the Nigerian youths one year ago.
According to Ooni who is also the Co-Chairman of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN), the endsars experience will remain a huge point of reference in the nation's history.
The prominent traditional ruler while maintaining that the country's younger generation holds the key to a better Nigeria given the great skills they possess however urged them to demonstrate this by leveraging the democratic process to take active participation in governance.
"Endsars will continue to have a significant space in the annals of our history. It was a monumental cause a year ago that unified the brilliant young people of our great nation. It was a cause that they believed in, embarked upon, and demanded for transparent accountability, good leadership, inclusiveness in governance, equal rights for all irrespective of social status or position of privilege.
"Our young people are the greatest assets of our nation and they are determined to help Nigeria achieve its potential as they have the fire of patriotism burning inside of them. We must not shy away from our collective challenges because this nation belongs to us all and our youths remain the most critical stakeholders in finding solutions to our problems and driving the future of Nigeria into its desired destinations.
"They are full of creativity, honesty, authenticity, and most importantly with a hopeful ambition to build a secure future that we all can be proud of through their innovative spirit. No matter how fierce and conscripted the struggle may be, our nationalism spirit can win the battle of greatness that Nigeria seeks when we are purposefully.
"To all Nigerian youths, whatever the hopes of this nation will be in the future lies in your hand. This beautiful nation with abundant God given resources belongs to you all. I would like to crave your indulgence to seek for active participation in governance through the democratic system. You have numerical strengths, and no one can defeat you when you come together in unity.
"I implore our political leaders to begin to seek for honest, frank, and genuine conversations with our young people as well as stimulate the credible governance system that all Nigerians can trust as history is a reminder of the past and the preserver of the future of all human endeavours", the post read
Ooni further noted that it is important the people at the position of authority rule with the spirit of selflessness as this according to him, is the bedrock of leadership responsibilities, urging them to prioritize Country's needs through responsive and proactive governance.
"In a free and open society, the solid foundation of the leadership responsibilities is laid on selflessness. Therefore, we must restore the hope of good governance, implement a system that is not reactive, but proactive and responsive to the demands of Nigeria. No one is above the blessing of this beautiful country Nigeria, as every political officeholder is a servant of the Nigerian state.", Ooni added.
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