Are We The TakeOver Generation? - #iamOsazeIsesele || @sazzieml
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The young people of this
generation have every right to throw stones at the government and leaders of
this nation for not doing the right things to arrive us at our desired haven as
individuals and as a people but my concern is how long are we going to be
playing the blame game. When are we going to move beyond reprimanding
government officials on social media platforms and get to a point where we proffer
measures to increase our productivity collectively?
I once heard from the lips of a
wise man that the future belongs to those who decide to make a change and not
those who wait.
My simple question for every
young person is “Are we the takeover generation”? The takeover generation is
simply a set of people that will replace the current generation right? So if we
are said to be the takeover generation. The follow up questions would be “How
sure are we not to repeat the mistakes and blunders of our predecessors”? And
“How better can we make things become”?
I have seen a lot of young people
engage in several banters requesting that the “old cargos” give way for “fresh
bloods”. Of course that can be supported by the popular clichés that the young
people are the leaders of tomorrow and the future belongs to us. But would you
be better or different if you step in?
My submission therefore, we
shouldn’t wait for a time in Nigeria were very young people can assume power
before you express change. It is really not necessary. In the respective
spheres where we find ourselves as young people, we can initiate and advocate
change in our nation. If we are the takeover generation, what are we doing now
to ensure that we do not reinvent the wheel? That should be the concern of
today’s youth. We ought to be equipping and preparing ourselves for the future.
I am so passionate about seeing
young people who will put in their natural abilities into refining and use for
societal transformation as a result eliciting human and national development
but this cannot be realizable when we continue to blame government, castigate
our spiritual and communal leaders, remain negligent to the subject of growth
and development in our nation, engage in activities that have no bearing with
bettering our lives.
If we must take over the
steering, make a difference and change the status quo then we must prepare
adequately to be the takeover generation our world seeks.
Looking at the caliber of young
people we have today in society. I am asking again “Are we the takeover
generation?
As I leave you to ponder on the question, let
me raise 5 (five) issues that questions our eligibility in enlisting as a part
of the takeover generation.
1 Are
you people oriented?
Based on observations, one of the
reasons why we are still were we are as a people is hinged on the fact that a
bulk of our leaders are not people oriented. Governments have failed to see
that the people are the stakeholders who will be greatly affected by their
actions whether positive or negative, favorable or unfavorable. This is why
they take actions without considering how it impacts the people. This is a
dastard plague that cuts across every type of leadership in this part of the
world. Any dream that is about your benefit alone has no future. If we are the
takeover generation then people must come first in our agenda. In your chosen
profession or line of trade, how do you intend to improve the quality of lives
in society? It’s a pointer that you are part of the takeover generation.
2. Do
you know where you belong?
You can’t be everywhere. To be a
part of this formidable force of change agents and world changers, you need to
have a niche. Young people who have no focus and desires to run any kind of
trending business he or she considers to be booming at every time, has no place
in the takeover flight. You need to look for your habitat, stay there and grow
in it. You cannot be singing today, comedy tomorrow and wants to be an
entrepreneur in the future.
3. Are
you preparing?
Preparation is important in
bringing you to a place of relevance and significance. It is a popular maxim
that when preparation meets opportunity, success emerges. A lot of young people
are just wasting time and they are not making any form of preparation to
achieve what they desire to become. If you are not prepared, then you have no
place in the takeover generation. If you are interested in governance and you
are not preparing to strategize and make things better for the people you are
going to govern, you are just going to be another looter waiting to feed on
your prey like a hungry lion. Great achievers understand the place of
relentless preparation to their body, mind, emotions and key skills. The
quality of your preparation determines the strength of your performance in the
takeover era.
4. Do
you have mentors?
Some of our leaders and people we
look up to as young people may have failed us but there are still notable
people who can pride themselves to be men and women of honour that can be
followed without misleading their followers. In every space and domain in
society, there are kings and rulers. By this, I mean, people who have excelled
and have achieved great feats in that field. We must learn to follow such
people and model after their successes and improve on their antecedents if we
must takeover. Mentors are one of the most valuable resources young people must utilize
dearly to achieve optimum success for our dreams.
5. Are
you taking actions?
It’s time to quit blaming
government and public institutions but time for young people to create and
raise structures in our own little way to propagate change. We have many young
people who are knowledgeable but only a few are taking actions. We are in a
time where the only reason one can claim ignorance is to ignore the pieces of
information they receive every day. But it’s that moment we go beyond housing
information to taking actions for a better society.
We must be the change we want to
see. We can be all we want to be regardless of how difficult the times may
seem. There is hope for a better tomorrow if the takeover generation gets it
right. I pray God will help us get it right. See you at the top.
About The Writer
SAZZIE ISESELE (real
name Isesele Ezekiel Osaze) is a multi faceted young man who is a Multimedia
and Music Enthusiast, Social Catalyst and Lover of God whose mission is to
propagate God's kingdom, contribute to society and bless humanity with his
natural abilities in a most unusual and excellent way.
He is a rare breed who is poised to positively affect the lives of anyone that crosses his path using his gifts and potentials.
He has served as a Radio host for the top10 music
chart on Rhemaworld Radio (a contemporary christian online radio). He has
passion about using the media as a tool for society and nation building.
As a performing Christian singer, Sazzie has
blessed lives on different platforms with his rich vocals and anointed style of
singing.
He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics and
Communication Studies from the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
