Don't Allow Yourselves To Be Used and Dumped, Ochicha Charges Nigerian Youths

Mr.  Odey Ochicha 

The Chairman of the governing council of Federal Polytechnic, Ille-Ileju, Ondo State, Mr. Odey Ochicha has charged Nigerian youths not to allow themselves to be used and dumped by politicians.

Ochicha made the charge recently while delivering lecture on the topic "Transformational Leadership and Youths Development" at the recently held public lecture organized by the Central People's Assembly in Ikom, Cross River State. 

He averred that every human being especially the youths ought to be loved, inspired, motivated, encouraged and supported by the leaders rather than the present situation where Nigerian leaders see the youths only as tools to be used for their own personal gains and thus shooting themselves on the foot and putting the whole society in danger.

The Chairman, also a leadership expert and coach advised the youths not to give anybody the opportunity to use, mislead, discourage and dump them after achieving their selfish and greedy aims.

According to him, "Don't allow anyone to use and dump you. You ought to be loved, led, inspired, motivated, encouraged and not to be used, misled, discouraged and dumped ".

Ochicha, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC and the governorship candidate of the party in 2015 in Cross River State further noted that the greatest asset of any human being on earth is character therefore, anybody without character has lost everything.

He said that "Lose money, you have lost nothing, lose health, you have lost something but lose character,  you have lost everything ".

While emphasising that Nigerian youths are endowed with enormous energy and creativity which have not been channelled appropriately for the development of the country, he advised them to rise up and become the vanguard for progressive change.

"Our youths should be the vanguard for progressive change, majority shareholders of national assets,  greatest change agents, engine room of our nation, champion of transformation, front runner for nation building, greatest oversight drivers, backbone of the nation and the Policemen of the society.

Progressive society deliberately build the future of their youths by giving them sound, solid and quality education,  mentor them through various programs and schemes,  give them opportunities to express themselves, put their skills and attitude to use,  build their experience and self-confidence,  position them as leaders of today and tomorrow and prepare them for leadership role", he maintained.