Mr Olufemi Ajadi, the promoter of the New Nigeria mandate and presidential hopeful, has admonished Nigerian youths to ensure they vote wisely in the 2023 general election.
Ajadi who is aspiring for president on the platform of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) gave the advice on the sidelines of the Gbonga Olufi Day, a cultural festivity of the Osun people, which he graced.
He expressed optimism in the emergence of an ethically reoriented breed of Nigeriansm saying this new breed would bring about the much desired transformation in the country’s polity.
He said it was not enough for youths to grumble about bad politics in the country, and yet refuse to do the needful.
According to him, doing the needful will be first obtaining their voters’ cards and subsequently participating in the electoral process.
The 2022 Gbongan Olufi Day had His Royal Majesty Oba Adetoyese Oyeniyi Odugbemi 1, the Olufi of Gbongan Land, as the Chief Host and Royal Father of the day, and held on Saturday, May 7.
Ajadi who traced his matrilineal lineage to the Olupinmi family of Gbongan town, commended Oba Adetoyese for his perpetual commitment to development of Gbongan town.
He added that the chiefs and other indigenous people of the town needed to be given kudos as well for their unquantified contributions to cultural preservation of the Yoruba race, through the holding of the Olufi Gbongan Day.
“It is a great pleasure to be in your midst today to witness this remarkable event, 2022 Olufi Gbongan Day,” he said.
“You deserve kudos for putting up this display, and in fact, in helping the preservation of the cultural heritage of the people
“I urge you to keep up this display, so that this great tradition could be sustained for generations coming.”
Reiterating his call on the youths to keep their voters’ cards handy, he said they had a collective duty to enthroning quality leadership in the country.
The politician said if truly the future belonged to the youths, that they, they should play major roles n the choice of who emerged and who led them,
He reiterated that all the youths in Gbogan should get their voters’ cards to choose their leaders wisely in the forthcoming general elections.
“I pray that God will give us all life to witness next year’s celebration of Olufi Day.
“I pray also that next year’s edition of the festival would be grand, amen. Thank you, the good people of Osun state” he said.
By Ibrahim Kegbegbe