By Gbenga Sodeinde
Ekiti State governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has urged Nigerians Youth to brace up and stand firm to take control of their destinies, saying Nigeria wll Belong To Those who are prepared to stand up.
Fayemi who spoke at a birthday symposium in honour of the Chief Executive Officer, Connected Development (CODE), Mr. Hamzat Lawal, in Abuja at the weekend urged youths to value knowledge because without it, they would not develop the right intellect, experience and skills set that to help them prepare for a functional future.
According to him, nation-building is a continuous process, and it is always a pressing business of the day that must be done urgently, and called on citizens to love the country and imagine it as a major world power in no distant time.
“I am personally uncomfortable with the practice of our politics and political conversation. We should have outgrown bigotry, tribalism and ethno-religious biases.
“Citizens must love the country and imagine it as a major world power in no distant time.
“These challenges in our country today provide us with the opportunity to take a position and take a stand and walk for the resolution of such challenges.
“Nigeria will belong to those who are prepared to stand up, stand firm and take control of their destinies as the late Senator Robert Kennedy once said that ‘it is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped.’” Fayemi added.
Specifically, the Governor urged youths to value knowledge because without it, they would not develop the right intellect,experience and skills set to help them prepare for a functional future adding that the pursuit of knowledge would liberate them from fears, biases and limitations
Fayemi said that Lawal is a major voice in the sustainable development goals action movement for young people and emerging leaders.
He said that some lessons to take away from Lawal’s story was that for one to succeed, one needs to imbibe certain virtues in life and that was one of the most important things youths often take for granted.