Ministerial list Lawmaker urges Buhari appoint young people

The lawmaker stressed the need for the country to begin to encourage youths
to participate actively in governance.
A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Raphael Igbokwe (Imo-PDP),
has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint young persons to
ministerial positions.

Igbokwe told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja that
the first list of ministerial nominees Buhari sent to the Senate did not include
names of young persons.
The lawmaker stressed the need for the country to begin to encourage youths to
participate actively in governance in order to prepare them for leadership roles in
the future.
"With the recent announcement of ministerial nominees, we were taken aback
that in the list so mentioned we have not seen any young person included
there.
"We want to appeal to the government to consider getting more young people
on board.
"Bringing them close makes them understand the workings of government and
make them appreciate government better.
"And also it gives them opportunity to be heard and also contribute their
quota".
Igbokwe observed that it was unfair to exclude youths from actively
participating in politics because of their age.
"At the age of 18 years you can vote; yet at the same age, a person cannot be
voted for.
"Citizens have to wait for a very long time before they can be eligible to hold
public offices.’’