Goodluck Jonathan, former
President, has cautioned Nigerian youths against mistakes made by past leaders.
Addressing a cross session of
youths in Yenogoa, the Bayelsa State capital, the immediate past President
highlighted the mistakes to include, “tribalism, nepotism, and religious
intolerance.”
Jonathan said, “I am happy that
you cut across parts of the country, you are not here because you are
Christians or Muslims, you are not here because you are from South-South, or
from North-East, or North West or South West
“But you are here because you are
Nigerian youths that are committed to a particular cause and you want to make
an impact for a better society for us and the future.”
The former President also noted
that he believed in the philosophy of late Maitama Sule “that the young breed
without old breed will breed greed.
“I think what he is saying is
that both old and young people must come together,” Jonathan stated, recalling
that there was a time young people played dominant roles in the nation’s
politics.
“All the big historical names you
hear: Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, Sarduana of Sokoto, Michael Okpara, all
of them got involved at very young age. Some of them were ministers in their
twenties,” he said.
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