Atiku To Youths: Be Courageous About Joining Politics… I Fought Military Rule In My 30s

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has advised youths to be courageous about taking active part in politics.
Abubakar spoke on Tuesday at a meeting with leaders of support groups aligning with his presidential bid.

While addressing the leaders of the groups at the event held in Abuja, the former vice-president stated that he was delighted that more young people were showing interest in politics.

He added that his dream is to mentor the young generation and hand over his political structure to them.

“It is encouraging that these days, I see many young people come to me declaring intentions to run for various political positions — some state assemblies, some national assembly and even some aspiring to be governors,” NAN quoted him as saying.

“The beautiful thing is that this shows that our democracy is being strengthened. I also started early like many of you.

“I started in my late 30s. During our time, our direction was to fight the military and return the country to civil rule.

“In joining politics, you have to be focused, principled and courageous. For example, I contested for the governorship position four times before I was finally elected. That is politics for you. You have to be determined and be courageous.”

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