This was as he pointed out that for the youths to successfully weed out the old politicians, it is imperative for them to come out and fully participate in politics as well as take their rightful positions up to the leadership level.
He gave this charge to youths at the weekend in Abuja during a dinner and lecture organised by the Nigerian Youths Parliament, stressing that there was no way someone in his 70s can still be in leadership position in the Nigerian polity if the youths are effectively involved and are in charge.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on the FCT pointed out that youths constitute over 60 per cent of the electoral votes that can be used by them to determine who emerges as leader in the country at whatever level.
While advising Nigerian youths to stop wasting their youthful energy on non-productive ventures, he said that they should rather engage in productive activities such as politics, economics and social activities by harnessing their potentials effectively.
Melaye, who represented the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the event, assured the youths that nobody can take away their enormous potentials from them if channelled in the right directions.
“You must picture the future you want to feature in. You need to develop your capacity. There is no way someone in his 70s can still be in a leadership position in the Nigerian polity if you the youths are effectively involved and in charge,” he declared.
