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A former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Youth and Students’ Affairs, Jude Imagwe, has urged youths to channel their energy to leadership development and other productive endeavours.
In a statement, the chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said youths particularly have the advantage of time and energy and these should be judiciously utilised in nation-building through creative enterprises.
Imagwe, a former PDP candidate for Estako Federal Constituency, said youths should not concentrate their time, intellect and strength on vices and destructive politics.
The youth leader also dissociated himself from lies propagated in a viral video posted by mischief-makers alleging that he sponsors violence in Edo State.
Imagwe emphasised that he is a peace-loving person deeply in love with the promotion of positive values and ethics, noting that he has never promoted and will never promote violence in society but speak up against it.
He said: “Youths have the advantage of time and energy and this should be judiciously utilised. Edo youths and their peers in Nigeria should focus on leadership development and other productive endeavours and not concentrate on vices, crimes and destructive politics
“According to the United Nations Population Fund, Nigeria including Edo State has a youth bulge with over 50% of the entire population made up of young people. This is an advantage that should be explored and invested into productive endeavours.
“It is time for youths in Edo State and all-around Nigeria to discover their talents, tap into them and use their areas of comparative advantage to profitably transform their lives and ultimately make the state and the country a better place through the contribution of their quota.”
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