Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi, a well-known entrepreneur and youth development advocate, promised that if given the opportunity, he would make Nigeria work for its diverse population.
She promised to use the undeniable power of Nigeria’s teeming youths to unleash the country’s latent potential, which she described as a global force to be reckoned with.
Okunnu-Lamidi, the daughter of former Federal Commissioner of Works and Housing Lateef Femi Okunnu (SAN), made the announcement yesterday in Lagos, where she also officially declared her intention to run for President of Nigeria in 2023.
The founder and CEO of Slice Media Solutions stated that she is motivated to run for president because she wants to restore hope and make Nigeria work for all Nigerians.
According to the media expert, youths under the age of 30, who account for roughly 70% of Nigeria’s population, have borne the brunt of the country’s bad governance, accounting for 13.9 million of the country’s unemployment figures, which stood at 21.7 million in the second quarter of 2020.
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“Nigerians of our generation believe in the promise of an equitable and just political union that consolidates the diverse strengths of our people and harnesses the vast untapped resources of our great nation for the common good,” she said in her speech. Nigerians of our gender believe that we are heirs to the same promise and that our contributions to Nigeria’s character, stability, peace, and progress merit recognition and reward.
“The presidency’s challenge is to make Nigeria work for all of its diverse peoples. It is the most powerful position in the land, but it is one of service, responsibility, and duty, not arrogance or show. Nigeria is not on your side.”
While highlighting Nigeria’s troubling unemployment indices, such as the country’s high population growth rate, deficient school curricula, and poor teacher orientation, and lack of focus on manufacturing as a result of overdependence on the oil sector, as well as flawed and inconsistent government policies on youth unemployment, the presidential aspirant reiterated that there was hope for the country, particularly with the emergence of a competent president in 2023.
As a result, “it is not a proud boast to say that a candidate has been steeped in the bloody, incompetent, and corrupt experience that has led our country to where it is today.” My generation is a part of our country’s history, but we did not write it in the blood of our children, women, and youth. These are the real issues of 2023, and it is these issues that will determine Nigeria’s fate,” she said.
