SAN FRANCISCO, June 26, (THEWILL) – The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has stated that if youths are not happy with President Muhammadu Buhari, they can exploit their immense voting strength to show the President out in 2019 and vote in those who would not further divide the country.
In an interview on The Osasu Show, he observed that the Nigerian youth were yet to come to terms with how powerful they are in the scheme of things, urging them to stop complaining about the misdeeds of government.
When asked by the host what government must do to better the lot of youths in the country, Ogunwusi said: “Why must it be government, government? Who is government? It is the people that are behind the government.
“If you are not happy with your president, you go for another election, and you will vote your president out. If you are happy with your president, you will continue with that government for them to be in power.
“Truth be told, we Nigerians don’t know our power yet. We don’t know our voting power, yet. Until we know it, we won’t stop complaining, especially the youth. Once we know it, we won’t complain again.”
“My advice; 2019, they should vote right. Whoever that they think will do Nigeria justice, that will not divide us further, that will unite us further, and make us be a better nation, let us rally round that person,” he added.
While advising against hate speech, division among countrymen, the Ooni said, “My school of thought is let us, first of all, organise ourselves and let us talk positively about this country. Let us stop derogatory, hate speeches. Things that will continue to divide everybody further.”
He continued, “Truth be told, the youth don’t know their power yet. Fortunately, power belongs to the youth of Nigeria. Once they can get themselves together, that power belongs to them.
“So my advice to them is to stop hate speeches. They should stop being not focused. I understand the frustrations, I understand absolutely. I live all my life for the youth –every day of my life, I live it for the youth.”
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