We have abandoned Nigerian youths, using them as political machinery – Lamido

Former Jigawa State Governor and a founding subordinate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Sule Lamido, has expressed interest implicit the expanding usage of Nigerian youths arsenic governmental labourers by politicians.

Lamido spoke on Sunday in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital.

The erstwhile politician said helium deliberately chose to conscionable with youths alternatively of organising a accepted gathering involving governmental elites, saying the determination was informed by his interest implicit the aboriginal of the state and the challenges facing younger Nigerians.

He said governmental leaders had failed to supply capable mentorship and quality enactment for the younger generation.

“We, the leaders, person abandoned Nigerian youths successful presumption of moulding them, quality formation, inculcating brotherhood, sisterhood, quality empathy and each those values that marque quality beings.

“The question is, wherefore can’t we springiness the younger procreation what we were fixed erstwhile we were young?

“In the adjacent 35 years, we volition not beryllium here. Why, then, are we utilizing our future, our y...