Youth Should Realize their Potential as Leaders of Tomorrow in South Sudan
By Emmanuel Malual Makuach, Nairobi, Kenya
January 25, 2016 (SSB) — The youth have the capacity to change the way this nation’s politics is run. Nobody can undermine the power of youth. First they are majority in south Sudan. The majority of the current generation youths are learned and very enlightened. They also have the potential to be opinion leaders in society because fortunately our parents do not believe in the power of knowledge.
We have had enough of the politicians telling us. Youths are the leaders of tomorrow. We have had enough of older people seeking to win our support and not keep their word we honesty have had enough of some of the leaders claiming to be grooming the youths for tomorrow that never comes.
Youths must stop waiting for tomorrow. Tomorrow might never come. Those who have the potential to lead should not wait and use for political gain. If all youths rallied behind a good character among themselves they are sure to become a force to fight for liberations struggle and reckon with next future and political generations in the country.
Youths should not wait for someone to recognize them. But start believing in themselves to be trusted with leadership base on tribal lines. If you climb ladder of success make sure it does not lean against the wall of failure. Let youths blood in our south Sudanese politics some politicians are always curtailing the efforts of young visionary South Sudanese from making waves in future political arena of south Sudan. If youths must excel in life.
They have no option but to have their own in the political arena. Most politicians will never empower youths when they know how influential they can get with the empowerment. They are after all out to get power. If youths must be empowered. They must have one of their own in top leadership posts.
Dependences syndrome among the youth has played very ignorance role. No one knows the plight of the South Sudanese more than a youth. Youths have to realize that their problems can only be handled by their follow youths. Some youths have outstanding of leadership skills which can do our country good.
Most young people cite lack of money as major hindrance to running for political posts whether in battle field or elections. Employment opportunities in our country are very scarce .money has always been hard to come by but youths cannot play ignorant on the resources endowment of our country.
It is always appalling when a majority of youths in most parts of South Sudan who should be resourceful has opted to do nothing other than to do roam drinks, drugs and join various militias groups in the country making themselves stupid and always cite unemployment as the cause.
Come on youths, idling and becoming subjects of ridicule should not be your portion. The politics of empowering the country’s citizens should be their priority if they decide to engage in politics. Youths can change the whole society by playing better if elected.
They must take advantage of the high population of youths to have bargaining power in politics. They should stand with a fellow youth this coming elections campaign for him/her without tokens.
Rumbek Youth Union in Nairobi, Kenya (RUMYU)
We have to change the way we think, the way we vote, the way we choose, the way we dream, the way we look at our leaders, and the way we look at future.
Rumbek youth union elected the first female candidates Awut Agook mayom as chairperson of the union in Kenya. We have important look at political landscape of the country and in particular lakes state.
We can realize to control our country. Let us not decide for the sake of deciding when it comes to politics of this country.
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