President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has listed some
conditions that would enable the All Progressives Congress, APC, to retain
power in 2023.
Lawan said the APC must ensure youth representation in
governance to facilitate active participation in policy matters and decision
making processes.
He pointed out that concerted effort must be made by the
ruling party to manage its successes by ensuring that it sustains practices
that would deepen democracy at all levels.
The Senate President spoke while receiving a visiting
delegation of the APC Youth National Lobby Committee on Thursday in Abuja.
In a statement by his spokesman, Ezrel Tabiowo, Lawan said
delivering key promises made to Nigerians ahead of 2023 elections, particularly
on the provision of critical infrastructure needed for development, remain a
way to further boost the confidence of Nigerians in the party.
According to Lawan: “When we sit at a table like this, and
many decisions will be made, why can’t we have youth representation? Because
that is what will help them understand the logic, the philosophy of such
decisions when they are taken and, therefore, they are better prepared to be in
a position to do the same when they eventually become leaders, rather than
always asking them to go and deal with youth matters.
“You can deal with youth matters, but I believe that you
should also be part of major circles of the party.
“APC, at the risk of being very partisan, is blessed more
than all the political parties in Nigeria today, because we control the federal
government, the two chambers of the National Assembly, we have about 22 or 23
states and majority of state members of the state houses of assembly, chairmen
of councils and councilors.
“This is a huge and massive blessing for our party but also
a huge responsibility for it, because the party must succeed at the federal
level.
“At the states that we control, we must continue to show the
best examples on how good governance is enshrined and sustained and, of course,
at the council levels.
“If we do that, we will be in power for as long as God wants
us to be, and that will be a very long time. I don’t want to risk quoting a
figure. PDP did and it became a curse.”
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