He said advancing and transferring political
leadership to the youths is the only sacrifice that will bring more honour to
his personality at this time.
“The best gift that you can obviously give to my
generation is to activate and set the process of ending the long and overdue
political recycling that has denied the youths their rightful place in our
political history as a Nation,” he said.
He further stated that there is nothing new for the
president to conquer while reiterating that he leaves power now that the
ovation is loud as it’s the honorable thing to do.
Read the full letter below:
A clarion call to all tradition
leaders,Ex-presidents,diplomatic communities elder statesmen,professional
bodies,entertainers and Nigerian youths to lay their voices to end political
recycling, because a future bequeathed to Nigerian youths today, will be the
best legacy.
Sir,with profound respect to your personality do I
write this letter,
Sir,with profound respect to your personality do I
write you this letter,
Please allow me the privilege to politely take you
through some of the best moments of your life as a youth.
I have questioned my fears when i looked back at our
history, as a people and the many opportunities that has been denied the youths
of my generation.The youths of today are grieving everyday, because so much has
been taken away from them.
They have been denied the right to good life,quality
education,freedom,justice, sustainable means of livelihood and above all, the
freedom to leadership.
These opportunities were given in the
past,remarkably many great Nigerians including your humble self,enjoyed the
very best from our great country.How come my generation has been short changed
and left in dissolution and uncertainty?
We all have our different birth dates, yours was in
1942. You joined the Nigerian Army at the age of 19 in 1961.Just three years in
military service, Nigerian government sent you and a few others to commonwealth
military academy training at Aldershot in England, between 1962- 1963. A
testimony of how government cared and protected the youths at that time.At 22
years you were already the platoon commander of the second infantry
Battalion.Thereafter, at the age of 25years you were the among the few soldiers
that were involved in the counter- coup of 1966, which included your colleagues
in service, Abacha 23 years,IBB 25 years and the oldest was Danjuma 28 years
and a host of others. At youthful age,
In 1975, at 33 years ,you were already the Governor
of North Eastern States .While in 1976 at 34 years ,you were appointed as the
minister of petroleum.Meanwhile, two years later, in 1979,I was born into this
world, the.... (Continue below)
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