A group of youths in the Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the leadership of the political party to consider the youngest governorship aspirant in the party, Mr. Baba Idris, as the governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections.

Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Friday, the PDP youth, under the aegis of the Coalition of Kwara Youths and Young Professionals, led by Mallam Abdulrahman Muhammed, said that young people are critical stakeholders in Kwara and Nigeria polity, politics and governance of today, “because we are most affected by government's decisions and actions.”

“Our prevailing national travails; socioeconomic, physical, and political in Kwara state and Nigeria require the innovation, curiosity, energy, and creativity of young people to be surmounted. That is the reason we are calling on the Kwara state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to consider one of the best among us, Mr. Baba Idris, who has summoned the courage by showing interest in the governorship ticket of the party.

“More importantly, the precarious situation our dear state, Kwara, and Nigeria find themselves is capable of glooming the brightness of the future we seek. Hence, the need for us to take the lead in championing the course to change our narratives for the best,” he said.

The people, who hailed the 'Not Too Young To Run' bill, passed by the 8th Senate under Senator Bukola Saraki and graciously signed into Law by President Muhammadu Buhari, said that the Law gave impetus to the call for the largest chunk of the nation's population to take over from the older generation.

The coordinator of the group also urged the national leader of the party, Dr. Bukola Saraki to demonstrate the workability of the Not Too Young To Run Law in the governance of Kwara state by considering Mr. Baba Idris to fly the governorship ticket of the party in the state for the 2023 general elections.

“We, as young people, assure the members, leaders, and stakeholders of the party that Baba Idris' candidacy will attract the support of people across socio-political divides for the party, as it will raise our hopes and reassure us that truly, you are sincerely willing to bequeath the paddling of the affairs of the future which belongs to us, on us.

“Going by his personal and political trajectory, Baba Idris is resourceful, energetic, innovative, humble and a bridge-builder, whose calm mien, enterprise, and intellectual soundness are admired and accepted across political and social divides of our dear state.

“As an Electrical Engineering graduate, he is a problem solver and strategist that has recorded remarkable success in his personal and public life. He is a good communicator, with strong connections among the young and old, men and women and as such, will find it easy to understand and relate with the yearnings and aspirations of all classes of Kwarans, particularly the average Kwarans. This is because Baba Idris is also an average Kwaran himself, who struggled to stardom.”