Oby Ezekwesili, a former minister of education, stated that in order for Africa to see significant growth, it is the youth’s duty to alter the political culture of the continent.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, Ezekwesili made the suggestion on Friday during the School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG) in Abuja during the matriculation ceremony for the 2023–2024 session.
According to her, the institution was founded in order to address political abnormalities and improve the standard of economic performance.
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Ezekwesili insisted that a new pipeline that would compete against such a monopoly is necessary, claiming that low-cost leadership and a dominant political culture are present throughout Africa.
She said, “Finding solutions to the quality of politics and economic performance of Nigeria was her reason for establishing the school.
“We have low-cost leadership in our politics today, and you cannot produce anything from low-cost leadership.
“To correct these, we need to design a new pipeline that would contest against this monopoly political class that has a dominant culture.
“You can cry as loud, the next National Assembly, if filled with the same existing pipeline of political players, lawmakers will still buy new sets of Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV).
“The next set of Executives, even at the state and local government levels will carry on with the same, nothing will change.
“You are a response to this hopelessness, you are the ones that will change it; we need a critical mass of people thinking with a mindset of service to the country and to the people at all levels.
“It is not about you, it cannot be about you, you represent an answer to the most significant answer to our problem as a continent.
“We are in a place of competent anger that pushes you to design solutions; you have to be purposeful and intentional.”
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