Youth empowerment will be my topmost priority if elected ― Kola-Daisi

Senatorial candidate of Accord for Oyo South senatorial district in the 2023 general election, Kolapo Kola-Daisi, has said that youth empowerment which he said is crucial for economic emancipation and nation building will be his topmost priority if eventually elected.

He stated this recently while featuring as a guest on the maiden edition of ‘The Podium’ a forum constituted by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council, where political gladiators particularly candidates of political parties will be featuring to ex-ray the upcoming 2023 elections and showcase what they have in store for the masses.
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Kola-Daisi said that he ventured into politics to contribute to nation-building and give the much-desired quality representation to the youths.

“As far as I am concerned, we need to realise that as a nation, we need to start positioning our young people for the leadership of this country.

“I am into politics not only for myself, but to be an inspiration for young people.

“I hope when I get there, I will be able to be an inspiration to young people,” he said.

He also lamented the negative effects of the lingering industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on the youth population of the country, urging the government to quickly salvage the situation.

Kola-Daisi described the teaching profession as the most important profession in any country and should not be taken for granted.

“I am not saying that particular demands have to be met, but what we are saying is that we need to try and redirect a lot of our resources as a nation to start focusing on what is important.

“We need to look at this resource allocation and dedicate a lot more of our budget to help those children to be in school,” he stated.

The renowned banker said that the addition of the jobless youths with students who are not going to school would no doubt bring a lot of unrest to the nation.

“As a government, I think that it is high time we start looking at how we allocate resources when we do our budget.

“Find those things that are unnecessary and redirect them to ensuring that we keep our children in schools. Let them have an education.

“Let them have the best education. Let’s give our teachers also what they need to be able to teach our brothers and sisters the best,” he said.

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He said that such was the only way the students can graduate to contribute meaningfully to human capital development and nation-building.

He promised to ensure that his experience and professional prowess would be brought to bear in his activities as well as nation-building.

He noted that his target was to also ensure bills aimed at empowering youths in the country were adequately and quickly passed into law.

“I have experience in fundraising, I have experience in mentoring, I have experience in working with young people to help them achieve their goals.

“These are some of the things I plan to do when I begin to serve our constituents,” he said.

Kola-Daisi described Accord as the only progressive party in the state, saying that it had gradually grown to become the main force.

He explained that he alongside Chief Adebayo Adelabu, the party’s governorship candidate and others left APC due to a lack of fairness as well as internal democracy.

“The predominant party in Oyo State at the moment is Accord.

“Anybody who wants to participate on a fair, responsible, welcoming, open, progressive platform which does not discriminate on age, tribe, gender should come to Accord,” he said

In his remarks, Chairman, Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council, Comrade Ademola Babalola, congratulated Kola-Daisi for being the first to appear on the new platform created by the NUJ ahead of the forthcoming 2023 general elections.

Babalola assured politicians that journalists in the state were for all the parties and candidates, adding that the platform was open to all.

“This platform is available to all candidates from the 18 registered political parties to showcase their manifesto irrespective of their gender and age,” he said.