Productive youths as Nigeria’s future

People have always talked about youths as agents of change, but never as much as they do today. Is this because the elders have failed us? Or is it because we are suddenly or gradually realising the dynamism of youths in national development?

One of the greatest philosophers that ever lived said many years ago: “You can push an old man around because you know what he is but never push a youth because you never know what he will grow up to become.”.
This aphorism clearly underscores the potentials of young people today. You can never predict what a youth can be or what he or she is capable of doing. Young people are still within the process of growth. They have vitality, and their spirit of curiosity and exploration is manifested in their ability to invent, explore, discover and recover things.
They are loaded with ideas, potential, knowledge and understanding about how things should be effectively done.
Their importance lies less in their youthfulness than in their ability to flower into full-fledged adults. This is why young people have been described as potential leaders of nations.

Consequently, various governments have taken on the added task of ensuring that these potential leaders of tomorrow are given the necessary education that will prepare them effectively for the duty awaiting them in life.
The question, however, is whether governments at various levels are making efforts to sustain the future development of youths through effective education, mobilisation, empowerment and job creation.
Though the youths in Nigeria are suffering from political inactivity, malfunctioning education, a youth who is determined and has a focus will do everything in his or her power to change his society and be a blessing.