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Don’t Sell Nigeria’s Destiny – NRM Youth Leader

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Don't Sell Nigeria's Destiny - NRM Youth Leader
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Don't Sell Nigeria's Destiny - NRM Youth Leader

The Youth wing of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), a political party, have today advised Nigerians, especially the youths not to sell Nigeria’s destiny by selling their votes in 2019.

This was stated by Mr Gabriel Ashibi, the NRM National Youth Leader, during the launch of the party’s `Not-Too-Poor-To-Run’ campaign to encourage youths to seek elective positions in the 2019 general elections.

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Ashibi stated that that act of buying vote would recede the country’s development.

According to him, anyone who pays his way into an electoral office does not love the people but only wants to serve his own interest.

“Money politics is the fundamental problem with Nigeria’s leadership; the mentality that if you must conduct election, you must spray money is what is killing us.

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“That is why when people eventually get there, they will start stealing to recover their money; my appeal is don’t sell your votes; look for integrity.

“Always vote people you can question or trust to help develop Nigeria.

“For us in NRM, we are not desperate to rule Nigeria, we are desperate to change Nigeria and we believe that a new Nigeria is imminent and possible.’’

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Ashibi urged youths to leverage on the “Not-Too-Young-To-Run” law to aspire for elective positions.

Some of the party’s presidential aspirants who spoke at the event, encouraged youths to step out and take the destiny of the nation into their hands by vying for positions to change the political narrative.

Mr Auwal Aliyu, one of the aspirants, said that it was time for the youths to stand up and take their place so as to retire the old men.

Aliyu said youths had the strength and capacity to develop the country, adding that with support from parties like NRM, youths would contest and win.

He said that 2019 would be the year of the youths and they would win elections and transform the nation in all spheres.

He urged youths to have passion for the development of the nation and to join hands to lead a rescue team as 2019 approached.

Mr Gibson Biko, another presidential aspirant, said Nigeria’s politics was not in favour of the common man, adding that only the elite enjoyed the dividends of leadership.

Biko said that with support from NRM, he would contest for president so as to contribute his quota to change four major spheres of education, agriculture, security and employment.