LEADERS OF TOMORROW WAKE UP.

Friends and countrymen, come, let us reason together.

In 1979, a year after I was born, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur was elected Governor of the defunct Gongola State (now Adamawa and Taraba States) and 35 years after he is the Chairman of the ruling party, our party, the Peoples Democratic Party.

About that time, Dr. Bello Haliru, a retired Comptroller of Customs was Commissioner in the Old Sokoto State (now Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara State) and 34 years after he was still Minister of Defence till he was removed in June 2012.

Major General David Mark (Rtd) was the Military Governor of Niger State in 1984 and later Minister of Communications. Today, 28 years after he is the Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Admiral Murtala Nyako (Rtd) was the Military Governor of Niger State in 1976 and he retired as Chief of Naval Staff (CNS). Today, 38 years after he is still the Executive Governor of Adamawa State.

Chief Ogbonnaya Onu who elected Governor of Abia State in 1992. Today, 21 years after he is still the National Chairman of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP).

Capt. David Jonah Jang was the Military Governor of Benue State in 1985. Today, 28 years after he is still the Governor of Plateau State.

Martins Elechi, the Ebonyi State Governor is 72 years old! Grandfather of many grand children. He may still be aspiring to become President some day. In Nigeria, this is possible.

In 1985, Gen. Ibrahim Bademosi Babangida (Rtd) became President of Nigeria via a Military Coup and we all knew he ousted another Presidential Candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd) who ruled between 1983 and 1985.

Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu was a Senator of the Federal Republic in 1992. In 1999, he was elected Governor of Lagos State for the first term and the second term in 2003. Today, 21 years later, apart from handing his wife a smooth ticket to the Senate from his party, ACN, he is also the National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria and the All Progressive Congress, the new kid on the block.

Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd) was Military Head of State between 1983 and 1985. As at 1995, he was appointed Chairman of the defunct Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) under the late dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha and today, 30 years later his eyes is still on returning to Aso Rock as elected civilian President, he will be 73 in 2015.

Gen. Matthew Olusegun Obasanjo (Rtd) was also Head of State till 1979 when he handed over power to Alhaji Shehu Shagari. In 1999, 20 years later he was elected into that same office for the first term in 1999 and second term in 2003. As at 2012, 33 years after, he was the Board of Trustee Chairman of the ruling party, our party, the Peoples Democratic Party.

Today, no meaningful decision can be taken in Nigeria without consulting OBJ.

Our teachers and parents called us the leaders of tomorrow some 35 years ago and today, the tomorrow of yesterday, majority of us are still struggling to secure employment in the same country where the likes of General Buhari are still running for President.

Someone said, “it is either our teacher lied to us about being the leaders of tomorrow or the tomorrow is yet to come.”

Somebody also said, “we are too lazy to take up our tomorrow, we are satisfied with our today, thereby allowing our grandparents to infringe into our tomorrow.”

My take is that we are too timid to bell the cat. By the grace of God, this recycling of rubbish must end in 2015. No politician above 50 will get my vote.

The ball is in our COURT! We must deliver this country.