NTYR: Youth group hails Buhari
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what we have found in other countries that are developing is that they take time to build and groom the leadership that will take over1 noble youths mass support association nymsa a non-governmental organisation has commended president muhammadu buhari for signing into law the not-too-young-to-run bill1 according to him the bill is a step in the right direction adding that it will bring about new brand of leadership with sound minds1 i am happy with the passage of the not-too-young-to-run bill into law and it is victory to nigerian youths1 i commend the president for this particular measure and the step that this government has taken regarding the bill1 for people to think that we now have young ones who are intelligent and patriotic and allow them to take leadership positions is quite commendable he said1 onmonya said president buhari signed the bill into law on thursday at the council chambers of the presidential villa in abuja barely two days after he pledged to do so during the countrys democracy day celebration on may 291 he observed that the movement had already put younger nigerians at advantage positions to participate in elective positions ahead of the future general elections1 comrade godwin onmonya the national coordinator of the association gave the commendation while briefing newsmen in kuje abuja1 when they do they will see that the country is moving at a faster speed but over time in this country we have not taken time to groom our leadership1 we keep on recycling our leaders and we dont see much improvement in our governance1 if we get the issue of leadership right but fail to deal with the issue facing it we are going nowhere1 he suggested that nigerians in the run up to the 2019 elections should demand that aspiring politicians did not abuse their offices1 in line with our dream of providing enabling environment for youth participation in elections and governance and to allow younger nigerians to actively participate in elective positions in governance at all levels1 whoever can vote can be voted for which is a global standard he said1 he therefore urged nigerian youths to immediately take advantage of the bill to actively participate in the collective quest to move the nation forward1