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Nigerian Youth Movement Mulls Over Strategy to Capture Power from Establishment

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">A Nigerian youth movement is considering strategies to wrestle political power from the nation&&num;8217&semi;s establishment in a bid to reposition the country&comma; according to human rights lawyer Barrister Abba Hikima&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"93eDWBQR" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Hikima&comma; in an exclusive interview with <i>Nigerian Tracker<&sol;i>&comma; revealed that the movement aims to address the challenges facing Nigeria by reorganizing the country’s political structure&period; &&num;8220&semi;The youth movement is borne out of the present situation&semi; there is a need to reorganize Nigeria&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Hikima said&period; &&num;8220&semi;The youth are at the receiving end&comma; and we want to come up with a political solution&comma; either by contesting or by presenting good people to contest&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"qb1j4l7v" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">He emphasized the importance of youth participation in Nigeria’s democratic process&comma; noting that they constitute the largest demographic&period; &&num;8220&semi;Youth are the highest in number&period; Repositioning Nigeria is a must&comma; and since democracy is a game of numbers&comma; let the youth start&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Hikima stated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Highlighting the dissatisfaction with current leadership&comma; Hikima urged the youth to take action if they believe those in power are not governing effectively&period; &&num;8220&semi;If we say somebody is not doing the right thing&comma; let’s use our numbers&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he added&comma; suggesting that the movement could establish its own political party or align with an existing one&period; The goal&comma; according to Hikima&comma; is to &&num;8220&semi;retire the present tyrannical leaders&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;21068" style&equals;"width&colon; 310px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-21068" class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-21068" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;09&sol;FB&lowbar;IMG&lowbar;1726667568155-300x200&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Barrister Abba Hikima " width&equals;"300" height&equals;"200" &sol;><p id&equals;"caption-attachment-21068" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Barrister Abba Hikima<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">The lawyer disclosed that the movement has its origins in Northern Nigeria but plans to expand across the federation in the near future&period; &&num;8220&semi;The idea started from the North&comma; but in the near future&comma; the movement will spread all over the federation&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he concluded&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"JXbJOhwP" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">The group has yet to formalize its structure but has already sparked interest among Nigerian youth who are eager to see a shift in the country’s political landscape&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; 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