Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force, NDPSF, Mujahid Asari Dokubo has said the youths must step forward and take power from the older generation. The Niger Delta leader stated this while backing former military Head of State, Gen Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida who mentioned the age bracket the next president must be.
IBB had recently listed qualities the next president of Nigeria should possess, among them being that he should be within 60 years of age. Asari Dokubo pointed out that the next president of Nigeria should have friends everywhere, must also be well-versed in economics, and be a good politician who has the capacity to talk to Nigerians.
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Asari Dokubo said the older generation of leaders has failed, hence the youths should rise up. The former militant leader spoke in a video on his Facebook page where he blamed Nigeria’s challenges on bad leadership caused by the older politicians. He said, “The younger generation must step forward now and take power. Power is not given, power is taken. “Now that the older generation has realized that they failed. Ibrahim Babangida had come out to say that it is time for these people to retire. And that is the truth. They have nothing to offer.
“We have to look beyond their shoulders for much younger people to take over leadership positions, and correct the wrongs and the stagnation that the black race has been put into. “For Ibrahim Babangida, I say thank you for the first time, for saying what will change and totally revolutionize the face of politics in this part of the world. “So, for us, young people, we should come together, and identify those of us who are capable of leading this change. This is the time.”
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