The
senator and media mogul wrote an open letter to the youths of Nigeria. Read
below...
Youths
of Nigeria, I want to communicate with you today. I noticed that there are too
many divisions amongst our youths and as a stakeholder in Nigeria and parent of
Nigerian children, I believe I ought to intervene.
Youths,
do not make the mistakes my generation made. Do not see yourselves through
tribal and religious lens. My generation of Nigerians did that and look where
it has led us. You must do better.
It
is foolish for any youth to fight another youth over APC or PDP. Let me ask
you, what is the difference between the APC and the PDP? Half of the members of
the APC are former PDP members and vice versa.
Let
me ask you youths a question: Do the APC and the PDP fight over you as you
fight over them? How many ministers have they given you? How many
ambassadors have they given you? How many heads of parastatals have they
given you? That's right, the answer is ZERO!
So
resist the desire of vested interests to control you and use you to fight other
youths on social media and in real life.
What
youths do not realize is that you are victims of divide and conquer. You
make up 60% of the population yet account for 0% of the federal cabinet!
Your
price should be more than a plate of rice and a handshake. Work together not
against each other! Come on Nigerian youths, be smart!
If
you think after you have been used to fight each other these vested
interests will hand power to you, think again. Their kids who are abroad will
do same to your kids!
It
is time to end the hate and come together for Nigeria's good. Long after we are
gone, you will be around. So learn to get along.
As
I have said and I will keep saying, the youths are the leaders of today if only
they will resist being used by vested interests.
How
old is Trudeau, the Canadian PM. He was 43 when he became PM. You can be much
more than a thug or Twitter overlord. You can be like Trudeau's.
My
name is Ben Murray Bruce and I not only want to make commonsense, I also
believe in the Nigerian youth.
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