Reject Leaders of Tomorrow Claim, Obasanjo Charges African Youth

Former President Obasanjo has asked youths in Africa to reject the claim that they are the tomorrow leaders.

Obasanjo told them to insist that they are leaders of today and not tomorrow.

He stated this on the new year eve as a guest speaker at the future leader’s award of the Christian embassy church at Assese off the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

The former president warns the youth they would be sidelined if they wait till tomorrow, because today’s leaders are selfish and self-centered.

According to Obasanjo, today’s leaders are not ready to quit office and do not regard them as tomorrow leaders.

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At the retreat with the theme: Contributing To Green Economy held at the Youth Development Centre inside Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, the former president said the adverse effects of the climate change caused by carbon dioxide emissions call for concerns and require the joint efforts of all to halt this disturbing trend.

Climate change is a reality, though some still believe it is a myth or not real but we have seen it in flood, drought, and extreme weather conditions among others.

The scientists have helped us to understand that man has abused the balance of all that God created, the forest, the hills, valleys, animals among others to the extent that there is now imbalance and it is we that caused the imbalance will also be victims of these consequences like the sea level rising, victims of floods, drought, extreme weather conditions and of course changes in climate, food insecurity among others.’

Noting that as individuals and collectively the people can halt the worrisome dimension of the climate change challenge, Obasanjo said the way to go fight climate change is to embrace a green economy which encompasses all efforts to generate less carbon and absorb more of it.