Osama10:
They allocated CBN positions among themselves but threw up police recruitment to us so that we will guard and serve their children in political offices and CBN, just as our fathers served them.

Its a pity.

seunmsg:
The OP is a good example of CGFRN. He represents everything wrong with a typical Nigerian youth. He flip flops from one political side to another seeking protection from the highest bidder. He should look into the mirror first before preaching to others.

gists:
Wail on, waileerr life gets in your way
This is sheer hypocracy - a failed subtle attempt to cleverly label this administration anti-youth.
While I agree the youth need to wake up, how come the OP is just realizing now? He didn't know the past "youthful" and supposedly "youth friendly" gej didn't make any serious attempt to correct this anomaly?

Besides, which youth are we talking about? Is it the ones that go about beheading people for politicians like we saw in rivers rerun? Is it the ones that are probably more corrupt than the old cargos? Some will consider Ibori a youth when he became the delta state governor in 1999. Where is he today? What about the past edo state gov. Igbinedion. "Lucky boy" was just about 40yrs in 1999. The "common sense" twitter general has effectively told us that PDP does not have deserving youth from his constituency. And what on earth did PDP do to people like Donald Duke? The nest of killer have perfected the act of killing the political ambition of those (youthful and not-so-youthful candidates) that may be considered deserving.

The current political landscape does not leave much room for deserving youths without "god fathers". How many youths who have not embezzled from somewhere can afford the governorship ticket of political parties (not to mention that of the presidency). Money is the name of the Nigerian politics and anyone that does not have it (and a strong godfather) is just wasting his/her time. This is what need to change first before condemning all the youth as a generation.

Having said this, the youths need to be more proactive in politics. But then, I know for sure the youth have and continue to make Nigeria proud in other sectors of our national lives.

TonyeBarcanista:

but you will agree with me that it is the truth. This day employed on our fathers, now they are repeating it on us.

Osama10:

I agree oh, its a hopeless situation.

ndcide:
The greatest problem is daft partisanship that I'm seeing all over.

Some of us youths are not interested in principles, but in methods.

I thought those who Campaigned against the last government did so on the need for a kind of Renaissance. But all I see are people who are not ready to interrogate their beliefs, evaluate their choices and make demands that shows that they are for any good government but for no government.

All I see is brazen sycophancy with those who want to justify their votes. By clinging to the narrative of the past wasn't good enough also.

No employer will keep an employee who blames his inabilities on his predecessors. But in Nigerian politics, we are made to believe that's the right thing.

No youth will find his way to political power if we as youth don't believe we can. It's not going to happen if we want to protect any government just to justify our votes. The only way out is if we stop sycophancy and show seriousness in demands and sincerity of purpose. When you are sincere and consistent in demands, even the super natural forces affirms it.

It will not happen if the answer to, set up a cabinet, is what did the previous government do, or the answer to why is power deteriorating is, what did the other government do. Or the answer to what is your economic plan so that private sectors can align is, what did the other government do for sixteen years.
Or the answer to the question of why is the purchasing power of Nigerians deteriorating so fast, is, there's so much damage in the last sixteen years.

Until the youth refuse to conform, sorry there's no way out. The youth will not be given a chance. Fact! The youths will be used as an instrument for political contests nothing more. It will remain so until we become absolutely uninterested in a buhari or Jonathan government but in a government that is condemned to deliver now or die out.

That's the only way out. Who stays on the path of a moving trailer without brakes. Until the youth get to that point forget it.

I also speak to myself.

OfBiafra:
You have a nerve Tonye!! Generation of cowards ? You should be ashamed of yourself.
Although, I'm happy you rightly identified yourself within your definition of coward; sadly you included many Nigerian- youths who have sacrificed their lives to change the status quo for what they believe in. Examine these 2 ongoing instances:

Boko-Haram (BH) - I do not share their beliefs or their approach, but BH they have consistently challenged the despotic Nigerian state you alluded to in your write up. Many lives have been lost in their quest to determine their preferred future, in the hope to rid themselves of this crop of Nigerian leaders that have a strangled our collective future. We all know their modus-operandi and we all share the pains inflicted by their quests. On this matter, nothing more need be added.

Biafra - It is claimed that a million Biafrans died in the civil war – I suppose those don’t make your cut of youths in this write up, nevertheless the impact of this genocide reverberates in the region. For those that make the cut, they have been risking their lives and losing it while you editorialise on nairaland. They seek (with grave implications) to change the status quo of Nigeria. Notwithstanding their non-violence stance, they have met with castigation from youths all across Nigeria (on laptops by the way), who cheer-on the Nigerian military apparatus as they KILL these agitators of real change.
Now listen Tonye, you may not have killed any of these people or even agree with their quest, but do not dance on the graves by calling them cowards. Whatever hope you have for Nigeria is what is being exploited to maintain your bondage in this failed state. Nigeria must seize to be for us so-called youths to determine our futures - the sooner this happens, the better.

OfBiafra.

TonyeBarcanista:

First let me thank you for calling me out with your points.

1. With due respect sir I don't see anything worthy of emolulation from book haram terrorists. this is a group that has been killing non state actors, raping and kidnapping. They are cowards and worse than the youths I'm referring to. They are a cancer to the society.

2. As for the Biafra agitators, I admire their determination and zeal even though I don't share in their ideology. I respect their choice despite the fact that I don't subscribe to their form. But I Never called the victims cowards. When I said this is a coward generation, I didn't refer to 100% of youths. There are a percentage of brae men and women but these people are negligible within the larger population.

I'm not exempting myself from this generation of cowards

tombraokoto:
The igbos are the reason Nigeria is the way it is today. They destroyed this country.

seunmsg:
The OP is a good example of CGFRN. He represents everything wrong with a typical Nigerian youth. He flip flops from one political side to another seeking protection from the highest bidder. He should look into the mirror first before preaching to others.

OrlandoOwoh:
My brother, when youths start seeking "protection", how would they stand up against the policies of the government. May God help us.

TonyeBarcanista:
Please don't make it about me. it is about a generation that I am part of.

OfBiafra:




On your first point 'Nigeria' is the cancer of our societies - but I suppose we have to agree to disagree on that.

On your second point, there are many Biafran agitators, alive today and risking their lives, that you have called cowards.

By the way, what % of youths do you refer to as cowards. My advise to you at this point is to stop digging, although I've always admired your knack of seeing a position through.

OfBiafra.

omofunaab:
I think this article is balanced and I don't see why some people are calling names as if the article is directed at them.. .what's the difference between you that support dasuki, saraki and Jonathan.. Infact those that praise dasuki,tompolo,fayose etc are the real zombies ....but tonyebarcanista don't just write to garner likes or applause but please endeavor to always practice what you preach unless we will attack you and ignore the message because the source is unreliable and unstable

Xapio:
But you that is praising Tinubu and his gang of criminals is not a zombie right?... You are suffering from acute hypocrisy...

olisaEze:
Mr Tonye, I might not agree with all u have written in d past, but i'l agree on 1 thing, u have a good head on ur shoulders .If d "wailers", "zombies" n other catchy names wud stop n think, dey'd realise dt d joke is on us all. Nigeria will neva b changed by old men. The struggle 4independence from colonial rule was not done by old men, but by d youth. U can sai buhari or d*llardinho him frm nw till 2052 but d truth is dt these men r just der 2fix their often times spoiled n over pampered brats in positions of power 2rule over u n ur kids in d very near future,while u foolishly cheer em on.

OrlandoOwoh:
My brother, when youths start seeking "protection", how would they stand up against the policies of the government. May God help us.

TonyeBarcanista:

By flipflop you mean not sticking neck for any politician unlike sycophantic elements like you I guess. this sir, I agree...


as for highest bidder, no politician whether dead or alive can come out today to say I was or I am on his or her payroll. in fact, I turned down a few.... FACT!

shaqhead:

Son, stop skirting around ds issue! There is a power in ONE! Yes, ONE!

An epistle written by a "coward" addressed to other "cowards" of like minds doesn't change nothing!

Walk your talk, Son!

If you believe you have youthful ideals that are transformational, go out there and start from the lowest rung in govt!

Lets see what impact you and youths like you can bring to bare as COUNCELLORS!

You dnt have d money? Crowdfund! This is will b ur first test!

I guess u r nt expecting to be handed the mantle of leadership on a platter of gold when most comments on any platform from youths like you lack sound judgement!

Read through the comments on ur thread and you will get my point! Some wailer "cowards" from your camp see your beautiful piece as you rebuking the zombie "cowards" and some Zombie "cowards" see ur piece as just hooey jst because it is written "coward" barcanista!
There couldnt be anything hollow as these positions on both divides!

Its nt enough to tell us you can SWIM, take the DIVE!

You might nt win any election bt you wd have achieved what a million epistles to the land of nowhere will-AWaKENING!

Remain Blessed!