August 11, 2018
By Ijendu Iheaka
Prof. Kinsley Moghalu has urged Nigerian youths to be involved in the nation’s politics and decision-making processes in order to create safe spaces for themselves and the citizens in general.
Moghalu is a Presidential Aspirant who has indicated interest to run under the Young Progressive Party (YPP) in 2019 elections.
Moghalu disclosed this in Aba on Saturday while speaking on the 2018 United Nation's International Youth Day theme “Safe Spaces for Youth” during an event organized to mark the day in Aba, Abia state.
He said that youths should take political actions and steps to free themselves from the shackles of political bondage, take leaders to account and shape safe spaces for themselves.
He said that Nigeria’s youth with a population of about 67 million could determine Nigeria’s political future if they could mobilize and take the right action.
“When you vote in the right persons, you are building a future you will have a say and a stake in. So let us commit to creating safe spaces for all of us. You must use the social media aright to reshape Nigeria”, he said.
Moghalu said the United Nation’s Youth Day was important to him because he spent a good chunk of his life working for the UN in many countries of the world and had helped to build broken countries.
He said he wanted to participate in Nigeria’s politics in order to ensure the rebuilding of the broken nation so made by politicians and urged the youths to make the right decisions come 2019.
Miss Chimdi Ononiwu, one of the participants said that she came to the event to learn and to get empowered because the event is an empowerment – driven event.
“I came to hear the success stories of those who have been ahead of me so that I do not have to repeat their mistakes but rather jump on their backs to get to where I want to be”, she said.
She suggested the organizers should do serious publicity for the event’s next year edition and add to flyers, radio jingles, Tv announcements and media visits to create the needed awareness that will pull more youths to the event.
Ikenna Ogbudimkpa, the Coordinator, Vision Life Foundation, organizers of the event said they organized it to “celebrate the innovation youths bring to social development”.
“We want to do this commemorate the United Nation’s International Youth Day. Youths are regarded as crazy but we have youths who are passionate and purpose-driven.
“We are here to ensure that we have a better Nigeria. We are here to learn from our leaders, to network, and to teach ourselves as well and to forge a better Nigeria”, he said.
He said that the major challenge of Nigerian youths which deprives them from featuring in political mainstream was lack of synergy hence his counsel that Nigerian youths should have synergy to create safe spaces for themselves.
Youth celebrities like Amauchechukwu Alex Asogwa also known as AlexUnusual, a Big Brother Naija Finalist, Chy Nwakanma, who plays Lisa in Africa Magic’s Hussle, and Lynda Omerepke, Author, Cash your Passion were present.
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