As West African youths gathered at Abidjan, Cote D Ivoire to brainstorm on the involvement and participation of young people in public life at west Africa youths Conference organized by  the United Nation Development Programme UNDP

The Delta State Governor’s Aide on Media Mr Ossai Ovie Success who is currently representing Delta State and Nigeria at the West Africa Youths Conference has urged youths in West Africa Countries to get themselves engaged with business and venture into politics.

Ossia Ovie

Ossai made this known while addressing the United Nation Development Programme and Co Participants at Abidjan, Cote D Ivoire

According to Ossai, The youths are the leaders of today and tomorrow and there is a need for all youths in West Africa Countries to venture into politics but before doing that, our youths need to be engaged.

“As West African Youths, there is a need for all to participate in politics by voting and contesting as youths, which is the only way we can participate in the decision making and policy formulation.

The time for youths to get involved in politics is now; we are not longer the leaders of tomorrow but today.

The involvement of youth in politics leads to civic engagement which is broader than political engagement because it can include service to the community through involvement in health, education and charity work. Political engagement is a more targeted aspect of civic engagement and can be expressed through voting, participating in political demonstrations and signing petitions for specific issues.

In order to have better “young” citizenship, politics is one of the best tools.

“In Delta State Nigeria, the youths are part of decision making and the youths are well empowered. As at today, the Governor of Delta State has empowered over 40, 000 youths and half of his cabinet members are youths.

This is what we need in West Africa Countries, We need youth’s involvement in the decision making and we need youths in every arms of government .

It can be recalled that Mr Ossai Ovie Success got appointed into the Governor of Delta State Sen Ifeanyi Okowa Led Administration at the age of 23.