Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko will, on Thursday, August 14, 2014, collapse his political structure, ‘Iroko Frontiers,’ for a new structure to support President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election in 2015.
The new platform has been named ‘Believe Nigeria, Trust Goodluck’.
Mr Idris Usman, National Coordinator of the new structure, said the mission of the political group is to promote Mimiko’s commitment to good governance and visionary leadership.
Usman explained that Governor Mimiko has invested so much in building the structure which is aimed at raising future leaders who can steer the leadership of the Nigerian state towards sustainable growth and development.
“Believe Nigeria, Trust Goodluck’ will be officially inaugurated by Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko in support of President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election campaign on Thursday, August 14, 2014.
“It is not surprising that tho
ugh Mimiko is in the Labour Party, he is throwing his political weight behind a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party. The governor is doing this because of his commitment to good governance and the Nigeria project”, Usman said.
He further disclosed that ‘Believe Nigeria, Trust Goodluck’ would, after its inauguration, swing into action through nationwide mobilisation, seminars, symposiums and town hall meetings.
Usman also noted that Mimiko would, however, oversee the activities of the group to ensure Jonathan’s re-election.
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Jonathan Promises To Address Age limit Into Political Offices
Goodluck JonathanPresident Goodluck Jonathan says he is looking forward to working with Nigerian youths to address the age limit contained in the constitution that is hindering youths from occupying some political offices, emphasising that Nigerian youths have the votes required to change the country for the better.
The President made the remark at an International Summit organised by the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum in Abuja on Saturday.
President Jonathan said he was in support of sending a bill to the National Assembly to amend clauses in the 1999 Constitution that discriminate against young people in the area of age limit for political offices.
“There is no reason why a 35 years old Nigerian cannot become the President of this country,” he said, citing a former Nigerian head of State, Yakubu
Gowon, who ruled Nigeria at the age of 32.
Change The Nigerian Story
The hall was filled to capacity, as Young Nigerians were joined by President Goodluck Jonathan and some of his ministers at the summit which focused on fostering national integration and purposeful leadership.
President Jonathan stressed that his administration believed in the “capacity of young people to change the Nigerian story”.
The Coordinating Minister of the Economy and the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, also encouraged young Nigerians to look at politics as “a means of forging a new way for the society”.
“You must look at politics beyond the individual, beyond a group and politics for the nation. We are more hopeful that as we look at our young people we will look beyond what is now being called stomach infrastructure,” she said.
The Special Adviser to the President on Youths, Jude Imagwe, said it was time for young people to take a stand in governance.
“Young Nigerians must rise up to the call. Nobody can build Nigeria for us more than the younger generation. The younger generation must stand aright. This is the time that we are being called upon to define where we stand,” he said.
It’s a position the chairman of the forum, Moses Siasia, agrees with, as he encouraged young Nigerians to challenge their representatives at the National Assembly level so that they would come up with a law that would eliminate age barriers into political offices .
As part of the agreements at the end of the summit, the forum recommends the restructuring of the Nigerian educational system and other initiatives to encourage young Nigerians and help them excel.
The President made the remark at an International Summit organised by the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum in Abuja on Saturday.
President Jonathan said he was in support of sending a bill to the National Assembly to amend clauses in the 1999 Constitution that discriminate against young people in the area of age limit for political offices.
“There is no reason why a 35 years old Nigerian cannot become the President of this country,” he said, citing a former Nigerian head of State, Yakubu
Gowon, who ruled Nigeria at the age of 32.
Change The Nigerian Story
The hall was filled to capacity, as Young Nigerians were joined by President Goodluck Jonathan and some of his ministers at the summit which focused on fostering national integration and purposeful leadership.
President Jonathan stressed that his administration believed in the “capacity of young people to change the Nigerian story”.
The Coordinating Minister of the Economy and the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, also encouraged young Nigerians to look at politics as “a means of forging a new way for the society”.
“You must look at politics beyond the individual, beyond a group and politics for the nation. We are more hopeful that as we look at our young people we will look beyond what is now being called stomach infrastructure,” she said.
The Special Adviser to the President on Youths, Jude Imagwe, said it was time for young people to take a stand in governance.
“Young Nigerians must rise up to the call. Nobody can build Nigeria for us more than the younger generation. The younger generation must stand aright. This is the time that we are being called upon to define where we stand,” he said.
It’s a position the chairman of the forum, Moses Siasia, agrees with, as he encouraged young Nigerians to challenge their representatives at the National Assembly level so that they would come up with a law that would eliminate age barriers into political offices .
As part of the agreements at the end of the summit, the forum recommends the restructuring of the Nigerian educational system and other initiatives to encourage young Nigerians and help them excel.
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