{"id":48573,"date":"2021-06-19T14:46:11","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T13:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=48573"},"modified":"2021-06-19T14:46:11","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T13:46:11","slug":"youths-need-level-playing-field-not-tokenism-says-dakuku-peterside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/06\/19\/youths-need-level-playing-field-not-tokenism-says-dakuku-peterside\/","title":{"rendered":"Youths need level playing field not tokenism, says Dakuku Peterside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside has stated that Nigeria does not need to reserve seats for women and youths at the national assembly.<\/p>\n<p>This was stated by the NIMASA DG while speaking on Saturday, during the presentation of \u201cThe Urgency of Now; Why Nigeria needs a Vision of Prosperity and Liberty,\u201d a book by Seun Awogbenle.<\/p>\n<p>Peterside said a level playing field should be provided for all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/06\/18\/visa-lottery-us-warns-nigerians-of-fake-website\/\">Nigerians<\/a>, adding that \u201cwhat you struggle for or work hard for, you value them more\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe earlier we draw a line between the past and going forward, the better for all of us. Enough of complaints of our past, enough of complaints about our forebears, what they did and what they did not do, their actions and inactions; it just cannot help us going forward,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe future can be shaped, so we have a role. Those of us who live in this generation have a role in shaping the future and to shape the future has to be deliberate, intentional, and we must take steps to shape the future so that those who will come after us will not keep blaming us. That step begins with us as individuals, as subnational and as a country. That future can only be shaped by a coherent vision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParticipation is germane to shaping national vision. I don\u2019t subscribe to those that say reserve 50 percent of the legislative seats for women, reserve 40 or 50 percent of the legislative seats for young people.\u00a0 What you struggle for or work hard for, you value the more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe if we provide equal opportunity, there will be more young people in the national assembly, there will be more young people in legislative houses and when we have more young people, they can begin to shape the future of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Peterside said there is a need for Nigeria to study the model operated in Rwanda where there is no law allocating more seats for women but women occupy more seats than men in the parliament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside has stated that Nigeria does not need to reserve seats for women and youths at the national assembly. 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