Former Governor of Bauchi State, Mohammed Abubakar, don talk say his generation, including himself, don fail to give Nigerians the kind of leadership dem deserve. Abubakar make dis statement on Tuesday at the First Bauchi SDGs Youth Summit 2024.
According to am, “My generation has failed. My generation appears not to have the answers anymore. Allah loves Nigeria. That is why every chance he gives to my generation, we take Nigeria to the precipice, and Allah will bring it back. We will take over again and bring it to the precipice, which means doing one thing the same way and expecting a different result. Which some people say is the definition of madness,” he stated.
Abubakar also talk about how he deliberately populate his executive council with youths during his administration. He say, “I deliberately populated my executive council with the youth, and in doing that, I did not pick and choose the sons or daughters of the big shots. I picked youth for their abilities to perform and I encouraged them, knowing fully well that one day, whether I like it or not, I have to quit the stage, and the youths will take over.”
The former governor warn say if leaders no train youths well, dem no go be ready for leadership roles in the future. He say, “If we do not train them today, we can imagine what is going to happen when the time comes for us to leave the stage and allow them to take over. We will have people who are not ready for the leadership roles ahead of them,” Mohammed maintained.
Abubakar call on youths to brace up for the challenge and change the country’s present narrative. He advise dem to take up the responsibility for salvaging the country.
Also, Bauchi State Commissioner for Youth and Sport, Salis Gamawa, advise youths to look for opportunities to innovate and make the difference in the socio-economic narrative of the country instead of searching for non-existent white-collar jobs. Gamawa say, “To mean a leader is not about the executive governor. It is not about the commissioner. It is not about anything but yourself.”
