[Mhiz Rebecca]

The Senator Representing Kogi West Senatorial District,
Dino Melaye has stated that it is totally unacceptable for
someone above 70 years to be in leadership position.
President Muhammadu Buhari is 74 years old.
Melaye noted that this was happening because the
Nigerian youths had not really taken their stand.
According to him, 2019 should be the time for the
youths to chase out those he labeled as “old cargoes”
from power.
Addressing the youths, weekend, in Abuja at a dinner
and lecture organised by the Nigerian Youths
Parliament, the senator added that youths constituted
over 60 percent of the electorates, which he said can be
used by them to determine who emerges as leader in
the country at whatever level.
Melaye said if the youths must weed out the old
politicians successfully, it has become imperative for
them to come out and participate fully in politics and
take their rightful positions up to the leadership level.
He
warned the youths to stop wasting their youthful energy
on non- productive ventures, but instead, engage in
productive ones such as politics, economics and social
activities by harnessing their potentials effectively.
“You must picture the future you want to feature in.
You need to develop your capacity.
“There is no way someone in his 70s can still be in a
leadership position in the Nigerian polity if you the
youths are effectively involved and in charge,” he told
them.