Youths Are Very Essential In Politics – Emecheta
By Chinwendu Uzoatu
A public policy analyst and
media adviser, Jude Emecheta has stressed the importance of youths in politics.
Making this known in an interview, Emechata maintained that
the saying "youths are leaders of tomorrow", is true, adding that one
plans succession both in the family and socially.
"In the family, father and mother train children to
grow for continuity; the same happens in the world. Young ones are nurtured to
take over. It is very simple, train and build the young ones." he said.
He stated that every
administration builds an arm of culture by giving them a better culture of what
politics is, so that they imbibe the good, bad or ugly, depending on who
trained them.
"I joined
politics because I saw a very beautiful politician. Senetor Anny Okonkwo is my
mentor in politics. He taught me that people can be civil. Peter Obi too is a prudent
politician. You may not like him but I saw him as a person that knows what he
is doing. For instance, there was a time he condemned the idea of people
lavishing money, buying excessive things during their parents burials, instead
of channelling the money to better things. Soludo again has good ideas. You may
not like him; he does not want to punish anybody. He wants people to make
money. He wants to use the money for production."
On whether youths are
contributing their quoter in the present administration in Anambra State, led
by Prof. Charles Soludo, he expressed that they are doing well;that they have
the energy to run around.
" Soludo is grooming them in all parts of his
administration. They are trained and groomed to be better politicians.
" A lot of youths are his executive members. They are
involved early enough;they are contributing their ideas." he said.
He advised youths to always see their leaders as their
mentors.
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