Youths in Niger State have charged Political Parties to reserve forty percent of all elected positions to them, The charge was made by a Youth activist Bello Shariff in an interview with Journalists in Minna, the Niger State capital, ahead of party congresses to be conducted by the two major Political Parties the All Progressives Congress APC and the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in the next coming week.
Bello Shariff notes that Youths have been contributing their quota in no small measures in the electoral process since the first republic in the history of Nigeria.
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The Youth leader pointed out that Nigeria is blessed with vibrant young persons between the ages of eighteen and thirty five to move all tiers of goverments forward if given the opportunity.
Emmanuel Umar stressed that the agitation of the Youths is quite commendable as they are pursuing it in a matured and civilized manner.
Abdullahi Sulaiman in his presentation commended Niger State Governor Abubakar Bello for not just appointing young persons into his cabinet, but also an advocate of more opportunities be given to them.
The Youths say they will not relent in their efforts to achieving their desires goal of occupying forty percent of all positions irrespective of Political Parties.
(Editor Paul Akhagbemhe)
