Tanko Yunusa, the country’s national coordinator for the Obidient Movement, has emphasized the need for young people to support credible leaders in order to solve the nation’s pressing socio-economic and political issues.
Yunusa, who made the remarks on Monday’s episode of The Morning Brief on Channels Television, stressed the value of engaging in mainstream politics rather than keeping a passive demeanor.
No matter how you view things, younger people, especially those who supported Peter Obi, have been able to rally around themselves and even criticize Obi himself.
They are saying, “Yes, we need to gain power to carry out our oath.” He said, “You will continue to agitate and continue to advocate, and that is where it stops if you stay on the outside corridor of power.”
Obi and other well-known politicians were a part of the coalition, according to Yunusa, who argued that collaboration is necessary to eke out new political power even among those whose performance was questioned.
I concur that many coalition members must have disappointed this nation, and some have questions that need to be answered as well.
“But I have come to the unwavering conclusion that you cannot preach something and must deliver it from the outside,” When you have power in your hands, he said, you can only carry out your words.
Therefore, he advocated for a more logical approach to nation-building, noting that idealism without effective political participation would be insufficient.
It’s a game of numbers, not politics. Use your ideas, and make connections between them and those of the accusing older people. Make room for the younger generation to take over, so turn those into fresh, fruitful wine.
How long have we endured the same pedestal with mixed results? We now have a chance and a foothold, Yunusa said.
Yunusa defended Obi’s participation in the coalition by stating that the Labour Party candidate was joining forces with others who were determined to rescue Nigeria and not by compromising his ideals.
Peter Obi is merely partnering with leaders who believe that enough is enough. He said that Nigerians must end up living in infected with insecurity, failing businesses, and hunger.
If that serves as the foundation, we are supporting that particular cause. We won’t walk down the streets and shout “aluta!” if we make a mistake. Let’s band together to alter this nation’s territorial waters.
Yes, there are issues, but we must work together to resolve them. We might never get things right if we continue to be the same as we are. Let’s find trustworthy individuals to save Nigeria. He claimed that it was impossible to complete the circle.
In the upcoming general elections in 2027, Yunusa made the comments as several opposition figures gathered under a new coalition platform to challenge the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s (APC) leadership.
Coalition leaders formally adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as their political vehicle at a meeting last Wednesday at the Yar’Adua Center in Abuja.
David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola, who were introduced as interim national chairman and national secretary, were given the keys to the ADC’s leadership at the ceremony.