NewStats: 3,259,155 , 8,169,255 topics. Date: Saturday, 24 May 2025 at 03:27 AM 3u1q8

Wow... it's been ages, like asin ehn. Is anyone home

Awwwwww....just seeing this,soooo sweet.
Thank you, God bless youyou

Keketu:
its already too late

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What I do

Fynestboi:




Valentine day

Awwwww....why Feb 14 na??
That day is not suitable ooo...we need it to be reviewed.

Fynestboi:
There have been PMs and questions of what participants stand to gain for being a part of this intellectual exercise apart from academic benefits as regards researches and the likes, and my usual response had always been "Time will tell"

Now, the time has come!!...Tehn has got something for the participants ( You can open the link to have an insight)
https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/2498904/tehn-calling-all-school-leavers/8)

This opportunity is open to past and present winners, best debaters, to assist in grading secondary school leaver's essay, and this will not be for free as selected individuals will be remunerated...

If you are interested kindly quote this comment, after which you will be ed.









[size=5pt]Cc: Jaybee3 [/size]

I'm in...

compliments of the season to everyone.

Ariyke:
late comer

IamDejman:

Latecomer o

papindinho:

Great.....

I have already started campaigning for you the moment I saw it..... You know, I have some kids there *winks*



How is the break going guys?

Awwww....thanks boss.



The break is going fine ooo...hope you're catching fun

Ghydyon:
Boss am going for maintenance hostel chairman

Lmao....na you na

How you dey sir

Can I still show interest??

if yes....
Name: Miracy
University: Obafemi Awolowo University
Course: Law
Email: [email protected]

papinx:

here he is....


@Miracy I heard you are going for a post

Hello boss...been a looonng time. how have you been

Yeah....going for the post of moremi hall chairperson

What's supping here

Seriously, I'm shocked to see you guys think this way.... For christ sake, FUNAAB still tops the list...when you guys won, no one complained... Why bringing up issues now? ??
Your assumption about oau and jarus is actually very wrong, jarus' judgments have never favoured oau... In fact, i often wish for another judge.
You guys talk like you're the only one putting real effort into this debate... Every debater have been working tirelessly. ...
@Nunushokoto... You claim that the judge didn't rebut my partner's points... well you're wrong, she did and i think that's fair enough.

This shouldn't even result into any form of disagreement cos this is a platform for learning and not a means for showing which school is best... We've all represented our schools well so far... kudos to all.


#oneluv

UjSizzle:

Can you cite examples of what these men achieved during their reign as heads of government as youths?

Nigeria is a virgin economy with a population of over 140 million people-- who are mostly consumers. How do you suppose that a youth who can't take advantage of prevalent economic environment to think his way out of the box will successfully manage a nation like Nigeria, say in a situation like the past president faced with the insurgents and refusal of the US to send arms; or the current oil crisis?

In your opening speech you highlighted with facts how the older generation has run the country to the ground, and cited instances of countries like the US whose young leaders have proven to be capable hands.
What peculiar similarities does the Nigerian youth share with these foreigners you've mentioned, that convinces you-- and us by default-- we are capable of producing the same results?

Murtala became head of government after gowon, inheriting an overbloated civil service and armed forces. He put measures in place to correct these anomalies and curb corruption that was already infesting the whole system.
He's fondly ed for his "Africa has come of age" speech. Which for the first time defined Nigeria's foreign policy direction..
He did all these at the age of 37
There may be differences between the situation of the Nigerian youth and her US counterparts. But the strength of youth lies in the similarities they share -- being the majority of the population, the work force and being born into a more innovative generation than the generation before them.
These are the characteristics that makes the youths stand out. They are the wheel of the economy and the nation. So they understand the frictions and the challenges better than any other person.

pseudonomer:


Those are head of State, it is easy to rule then, because there is no division of power. But a Nigerian youth president(democracy) is more likely to be a “figure head” president, someone that will be pushed around by the party. Do you think a president of 28 years old will rule the country effectively with the likes of 50 years old senate president, 60 years old vice president, the house of assembly where the average age is like 55 years old? He will be face with so many difficulties because he will not want to step on the old men toes (We know what happened to Goodluck trying to step on Obasanjo), in a country where we believed if someone actually younger to be our child ruling over us hurts our pride. A younger president will actually be ruled by the party, people that help him there, the same old men will still be ruling, the youth president will only be a camouflage president.

A leader is a leader. .. what matters is a successful istration. Nigerian youths can really show our ineffective democrats what democracy should be all about. The inventive mentality, innovative proficiency and creativity that accompany the youthful naivety which goes against the creed of our old-fashioned rulers stand them in good stead for the huge task of overhauling the nation’s present challenges.. Will it be an easy task? Definitely No but it is a realistic objective.

pseudonomer:


No one dream can be shattered. The same youth that refused to go into Agriculture, or go into entrepreneurship to start from the scratch. The same Nigerian youth that has never invented anything before. The same waiting for a white-collar job. The same Nigerian youth has never done anything to improve their society waiting for the government to do everything for them. The Nigerian youth lacks the mental strength, the experience to rule Nigeria.

that Nigeria is blessed with manpower and resources but the lack of good governance to utilize these opportunities keep pushing Nigeria to the background in international politics.
There is no point in keeping failed elders in government.
In business, youths have demonstrated across the world that they are capable of bringing a new touch,new
dimension and new initiative products that could sell in millions. In science, youths have equally demonstrated their ability to improve on old knowledge and discover new things. It is also the same in every other aspect of life. Why can’t youths take the chance in government?
Since the older people usually concentrate on bigger
challenges, like the stability of government and get
consumed by it, the youths concentrate on minor but very crucial aspect of government, things that are crucial to the stability of the society.

Nunushokoto:
Any youth that dreamt big and became a bus conductor gave up on his dream. There is no man that chases his dream whole heartedly and doesn't achieve his goal despite all odds.

That's a fallacy.. . Like you don't know the kind of Nigeria we're in, let's stop deceiving ourselves and lets face reality... How will the poor who is denied qualitative education fulfill his dream of becoming a medical doctor

Nunushokoto:
Why can't the youths be patient and wait for their time and leave those who can do it better to continue so as ti learn from the mistakes the elders are making so as not to fall into the same pit abs the elders.

leave them to keep misleading us?? when will our time come?? Till Jesus comes?? .. . We keep getting the same response, doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.. . What a folly!!
We've been recycling these old cargoes. And we have nothing to show for it

Nunushokoto:
That is not the answer to my question. How do you entrust the live of a nation to the hand of a youth that can't face challenges but decides to be idle because idleness is a choice. No matter the state of the country,we can choose to be idle and we can choose not to be.

There are actually degrees of idleness cos one can be unemployed and also underemployed. You can't expect a youth who dreams big but ends up being a bus conductor cos of the situation of the country to make the best out of himself.
What do you say to leaders who were able to make great achievement at their youthful age as a leader... See the likes of Murtala Mohammed who was head of state at 37 and his 6 months at the helm of affairs was very promising; also,Gowon who was 32 when he became head of state at the time Nigeria was going through her biggest crisis - the Civil War... they made a useful impact.

Nunushokoto:
Rome was not built in a day and constant practice makes perfect. Now the 'old cargos' have gained a fore knowledge of the country and we can say that they know how best to run the affairs of the country because they have gained experience through constant practice.

So they should keep gambling with us till they are perfect??
How long are we gonna sing the nursery rhyme(parent listen to your children, we're the leaders of tomorrow.. . ) we've been singing for years now for it to become reality? ??

Nunushokoto:
@Miracy
you said and I quote "The denial has resulted to gathering of youths in bars and restaurants to drink and smoke".
now, why should the leadership of a nation be put in the hands of a youth that can't persist to achieve his goal at a sight of challenge.

There's a popular saying... "an idle mind is the devil's workshop"... what do you expect from the youths out there who have been hoping for things to get better but only get worse?? ?. .. Their dreams have been shattered and all hope lost...

pseudonomer:


Check my essay, there's an instance there. When a corrupt youth acquires power, you know that's hell.

Hell is what we've been living in.... How will the interest of the young who are the majority in the country be represented well when they're been denied of the opportunity??

pseudonomer:


The task in ruling one state or a ministry cannot be compared to the task of a ruling the whole 36 states. It requires wisdom, mental strength, a lot experience especially in a developing country like Nigeria.

Murtala Mohammed was head of state at 37 and his 6 months at the helm of affairs was very promising... Gowon was 32 when he became head of state at the time Nigeria was going through her biggest crisis - the Civil War. .. . They could perform well when the were still strong and agile...

pseudonomer:


The Nigerian youth that cannot rule a small group(such as the Youth group in a community) effectively without any issues of looting, and you want the same to rule Nigeria. My point is we youth are not really better than the old men.

Can you give an instance of such Are you telling me the old cargos are saints?? If truly they are best in ruling the country, why have they not deliver us from our predicament??

pseudonomer:


If this is about the Nigerian youth making a great president, not a great governor or minister, I think you have to recheck your point. And mind you, the Youth age usually range from 18 - 30 years. The United Nations even defines youth as persons between the ages of 15 and 24.

That's an instance of showing the capacity of a youth if given a chance to rule.
According sub-Saharan Africa, the term "youth" is
associated with young men from 15 to 30 or even 35
years of age. Youth in Nigeria includes all of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria aged 18–35.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth

@Nunushokoto
I beg to differ that the popular dictum... Experience is the best teacher is misleading... The best and wise advice is to learn from others experience so as not to make the same mistakes made by our predecessors. The youths are in the best position to rule cos they've been watching, studying and have learnt from our fathers who failed... Don't you think that its best for the old ones to sit back and help in assisting the youths in ruling than taking over power....

The youth is a metaphysical endowment, an essential factor, a structure and a conditioning which has nothing to do with history- Thomas Mann.

Ralph Waldo Emerson opined, “America is a country of young men”. This opinion fondly describes the role of young people in the strategic development of any nation. Today,America is another heaven on earth. If America is a country of young men, what kind of country is Nigeria?

Good day honourable chairman, inerrant of judges, distinguished and assiduous coordinators, fellow Co-debaters and my ever-genial and well-grounded audience. My name is Miracy, a representative of the ever-militant Obafemi Awolowo University and a proponent to the motion which states that, "The Nigerian Youth Can Make a Great President".
Nigeria to some is a failed nation-state that no longer has anything to offer her myriad citizens. It is obvious Nigeria represents a fantasy world where reality exists only in the printed and concealed lies of governance. Each time Nigerians lament about the sorry state of her dear nation, there is always a swipe at the failures of her past leaders and ineptness of her present leaders. The prospects of her future leaders dwindle., the young child sucks continuously from the contaminated breast of her mother country. The young people eat from the poisonous cake of a spoiled brat. Even the old folks are not left out of the party that announces lack in plenty. No doubt, Nigeria is a nation-state on the threshold of a looming political super storm. Who will save Nigeria from this looming danger?

A glance at Nigeria’s political history indicates that villains are still in power determining whatever happens to her polity. Youth unemployment rages like an inferno and corruption keeps heating up the fabrics of her infant society. Our youths are frequently denied their legitimate right to livelihood. The denial has resulted to gathering of youths in bars and restaurants to “drink and smoke” and at the end nurse a culture that encourages criminality and delinquency. After all, when a crime strives for so long, it becomes a culture. How will a myopic leader solve the farthest problem of his followers? How will a colour-blinded leader see the need for a true democracy and undiluted federalism?
Repeatedly, the old folks have failed to solve our numerous problems. It has compromised the security of her citizens for political gains. Nothing seems to work again in our dear country. The same thing is being repeated severally all in a bid to right the wrong. Now, we have failed our unborn children and we've mocked the useful toils of our heroes.For over. 100 years of existence and 54 years of national independence, we are still regarded as an under-achieved ageless entity begging to stay together. With all the natural resources and innumerable potentials, we are still crawling in of total growth and development

The question now is can Nigerian youths rule better? Can they really show our ineffective democrats what democracy should be all about? The inventive mentality, innovative proficiency and creativity that accompany the youthful naivety which goes against the creed of our old-fashioned rulers stand them in good stead for the huge task of overhauling the nation’s present challenges.. Will it be an easy task? Definitely No but it is a realistic objective.


The tag placed on the young as “leaders of tomorrow” is just a mere cliché.The youths have had their today and tomorrow strangulated by the old cargos that currently hold the reins of power while a large numbers of the less privileged youths are wallowing in squalor . Our fathers continue to recycle themselves in government instead of giving way for the younger generation. They made education, which most of them in the old western region acquired free of charge, almost unaffordable.
The older generation has refused to retire and quit the civil service so that the younger ones could be employed. Instead, they continue to hang on looting and spreading corruption which have battered the economy so badly. Those who ruled Nigeria in the first and second republics are still controlling the polity and economy of the country. For instance, Chief Edwin Clark was 35 when he was appointed the Minister of Information; today, at 83, he still determines who gets what, when and how in the Niger Delta. The former governor of Ebonyi State, Martin Elechi is over 85 yet, he declared that he would contest Ebonyi Central Senatorial District election. Chief Tony Anenih was appointed Minister of Works and Housing in 1999 and now he is still at the helms of power at 81. In 1979, Bamanga Tukur was the Governor of the defunct Gongola State (now Adamawa & Taraba) and years after he became the Chairman of the people's democratic party(PDP). The youths of today have no hope into the future! Where do we go from here? In 1983, Buhari was the Head of state and today, he's the incumbent President of the Federal republic of Nigeria .we claiming to be the leaders of tomorrow is a mere fallacy, or is it that our tomorrow is yet to come? Who's fooling who?.

Young people must rise up and be counted. Else, they keep living in disguise of a name that will never be. Youths are the building blocks of a nation. The stronger, more vibrant and politically aware the youths are, the more developed the nation is. Countries that had empowered the younger generation in the past are now better off. See the likes of David Cameron who became the Prime Minister of Britain at 43; one of his predecessors, Tony Blair, has already retired from politics at 63. Americans elected Barack Obama at 47. Dmitry Medvedev made history when he became the youngest President of Russia in 2008 at 41.

In Nigeria today, many youths at 36 are still single, looking for jobs whereas their mates are already presidents and prime ministers in European and American sovereign nations.

"Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace. If, however, they are left on society's margins, all of us will be impoverished. Let us ensure that all young people have every opportunity to participate fully in the lives of their societies." -- Kofi Annan

References
Wikipedia.com
http://saharareporters.com/2013/03/11/why-nigerian-youths-must-take-stand-2015-abdulrazaq-o-hamzat

http://www.punchng.com/opinion/why-are-nigerian-youths-missing-in-action/

http://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/deny-old-men-the-chance-to-rule-nigeria-edwin-clark-charges-youths.106700/

Oxford dictionary

sammyscholar:
let me remind you again (peradventured you have forgotten). 2015 General Elecction: a relection of people's will or an outcome of political vendetta? We cannot dazzle into this subject matter without visiting history. What led to what? What precipitated what? That is the crux of this topic of discuss. Was it the masses 'will' that mould the faith of the election or the vendetta politics between out political parties/politicians? It is the later of course!

Will politicians vote themselves into power?
All their politics was aimed at convincing the voters to vote their party.
But at the end, it's the people that voted based on their choice.

They voted out pdp simply because pdp didn't live up to their promises and people's expection.
They weren't coerced to vote who they voted. They did that on their own free will

sammyscholar:
yes! Election is beutiful. It gives masses the opportunity to make their choices. But what do you say about politics? Can we talk about election without talking about the root - politics? Politics is game who get what, when and how. The interplay of politics between political parties, to a monumental extent, determines how election would go. 2015 general reflected a real outcome of political feud. If you will give a honest answer; if pdp had not become disarrayed there by giving APC the opportunity to woo it key , would APC have won?

I believe the reason why apc won the election is because the people came out massively to express their franchise without interference.... People were tired of Jonathan's istration, they were tired of been deceived... if Jonathan had perform well, i'm sure he would have been voted in again.

@ibadan poly
The 2015 general elections were relatively peaceful despite the fact that the former President was voted out of power, he still conceded defeat and we've not heard of any political crisis since the election... he believed that the people have made a choice and he has no option than to accept that choice.

If the former president who was a contestant on the election accepted the outcome as the will of the people, who are we to call the people's choice a vendetta?