Are African youths the leaders of tomorrow in reality?

The youths we are told are the leaders of tomorrow. I ask if African youths are truly the leaders of tomorrow.
There is no dispute that there have been clamour for generational shifts in leadership recruitment processes in Nigeria.That is a good concept. But are the Nigerian youths really prepared for leadership in the land rooted in the leadership that makes the difference from the corrupt infested governance we have witnessed over the years.

I have my doubt. In Nigeria and many African countries, how many young men and women have patriotic commitments to the development of their countries devoid of primordial partisan ownership of regionalism and tribalism, particularly in Nigeria
There are only very few who are still committed  to good leadership in Nigeria.

I think the bane of Nigeria growth and development is that we have too many young Nigerians who see things from strictly narrow partisan considerations without any faith in the entity called Nigeria. The majority of these youths in power or around the corridors of power are too sycophantic in praising bad leaders just to earn a living. Even those whose tomorrow is being destroyed by badly executed policies and programmes see nothing wrong with what is wrong in the governance system.

The  insulting analysis  and attacks on social media in this era are in point. So many Nigerian youths are so laden with bitterness and hatred for ourselves that even what ought to be applauded is not applauded, and what needs to be condemned is not condemned

The pre- occupation that it is the time of my tribe to rule or produce the president of this country, hatred for particular ethnic group that rule Nigeria nepotism in appointments and promotions and so on has be clouded  most of the visions of the Nigerian youths to see and discuss issues that promote cordial national development. The youths have lost focus on the goals for good of their tomorrow.

I have read and read the propaganda of political actors of the youths of both political parties from social media, and with respect, they are both playing politics of emotions rather than politics of issues. All one sees are insults or youths being used as attack dogs against political “enemies.” Nigerian politics is hardly about the people.

You can hardly see people talk about politics or issues or issue based politics. Those who are being used as thugs to snatch ballot boxes and papers are not the aged but the younger elements. There is hardly any Nigerian youth that does not think of how to make quick money or want to worship money. Many of the youths don’t want to work before earning a living. The majority lack ideological direction for sustainable growth and development of the nation.

For me, the politics of “you be theif I no be theif” arguments can not give us good road and good health care facilities. As for putting young men in power, we see how some of our young men have become emperors  in their respective states in which they are governors. Some stole the future of the nation and other generations yet unborn and are applauded by even the elders and the aged who should guide the youths correctly.

So, I think we need to discuss issue based and solutions focused matters rather than the alarmist issues always seen on social media. Some have argued that Nigeria is not one. That may so, but do we even have one tribe devoid of divisions within the tribe. We can overcome our current travails if we show love and patriotism towards making Nigeria great. But as long as the youths worship unexplained wealth and are prepared to do anything to retain thieves and those who violate our laws in power, so will the Nigerian youths not be leaders of tomorrow.