Nigeria can only experience security, peace and progress by addressing the welfare and living condition of the youths and creating opportunities for youths to maximise their full potentials. Rather than the older generation competing for positions with the younger generation, they need to take up advisory roles.
In the civil service, the retirement age is 60years and those who have worked for a period of 35years are also expected to retire. Therefore, at the age of 25years, youths should take up positions both in the civil service and public service.
In the forthcoming election, it is important that youths understand that the power to transform the nation lies in their hands and they must be wise in their decision making.
Please find below a list of young presidential aspirants to consider as the next president starting from the youngest.
1) Joyce Ogochukwu Nsaka (South-South)
Joyce is 36years old (27th November, 1985) and the youngest presidential aspirant, she was born in Benin-City in the defunct Bendel state, to the family of Late Venerable Dr. Ogom Josiah Nsaka, who was a Priest in the Anglican church and a retired Permanent Secretary, Millennium Development Goals, and her mother, Eunice Ekene Nsaka(Nee Isika) a retired Principal under the Post Primary Education Board. She is from Ogbekenu/Ishiekpe Quarters, Onicha-olona in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta state.
Joyce Ogochukwu Nsaka, is a graduate of Banking and finance from the University of Benin. Edo state. She was a pioneer executive (Deputy Governor) Management Sciences, University of Benin and held several other positions. A member of the Nigerian Institute of Management,
She is a multifaceted individual with over 10years experience in Administration/Operations, Finance, Business Development, risk management etc. She served for some years in various capacity at the UK,department for International Development-SPARC programme, (DFID=SPARC)a governance reform Initiative. and a consultant to several other international organisations including, The First Group, Spearfish Security Limited/Spearfish West Africa, Consulate of Belize, Voice for change initiative, OTS-PIMU (Policy Innovation and Monitoring Unit) etc. She is presently the Chairperson, Sozo Women Foundation, a civil society organization. Joyce is the first Female to declare to run for the 2023 presidential election, she made her intensions known on the 13th of December 2021 at the Headquaters of the African Democratic Congress
( ADC).
2) Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi (South-West)
Khadijah is a 38year old . from Lagos State, Nigeria, media advertising professional. Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi is the daughter of former Federal Works Commissioner, Lateef Olufemi Okunnu. She is the only child of her parents but has both maternal and paternal step-siblings. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management (Hons) from the University of Bolton RAK Campus in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and a Master’s degree in Strategic Project Management (SPM) from the prestigious Heriot-Watt University, Dubai. She worked at the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) for four years before delving into entrepreneurship. Khadijah is the founder & CEO of Slice Media Solutions, an advertising agency. She declared her interest in the 2023 presidential elections in January 2022. She is yet to join a political party.
Favour Ayodele (South-West)
3) Favour is 40years old, from Osun State. He has over 20years experience in Administration, Business/Coorporate Management,with a demonstrated history of working in the Professional Consulting Business Management, Multinational Award-Winning Leadership Expert and International Keynote Speaker. Founder /Chairman Board of Trustee, African Intellectual Resource Organization-AIRO. and The Carpenter Foundation, Chief Executive Director, TheCarpenter Consults. Dean, Awl HeForShe Community Global. He is a certified Peace Ambassador (through WOLMI, Canada. (In a special consultative role with the United Nations). Deputy Director-General International Council Cabinet (ICC)Nigeria Affairs. Honourable Board of Directors, International Institute of Influencers (III). India. He Featured in 28CEO, Credentials of Entrepreneurs, NEBO-TV Magazine and I-Magazine International. Favour Ayodele was recently appointed as Vice Chairman Climate Way. CZ Unity of Africa, also named as Global President and Worldwide Aviation Ambassador of GESCHAFT GROUP CLUB, Perfect Airways International. He is an Ambassador for Culture and Human Rights with Book of Peace Award. Dr. Favour Ayodele is a Presidential Aspirant, for the 2023 presidential election. He joined the African Democratic congress (ADC) on the 21st of October 2021.
4) -Chukwuka Monye (South-South)
Chukwuka is 42years old (July 21, 1979), from Onicha-ugbo, in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta state. He started off at Maryland Convent Primary School and went on to Federal Government College Lagos, Ijanikin, which was one of the best secondary schools. He had a brief stint at Ogun State University before going to the US on scholarship where he graduated with a BA (Hons) in Business Administration from Warner University, Florida. He has a Master’s in Business Administration and a PGD in Strategy and Innovation, both from University of Oxford. He has also attended programs at Harvard Business School and INSEAD. He is a Managing Partner of Ciuci Consulting, has led over 400 institutional change programs which include – the setting up of entities such as the incubation of a production facility, running the operations of several health care institutions, and developing strategic roadmaps for several companies. Chukwuka is also one of the presidential aspirants in the 2023 presidential elections, he declared his intensions on Saturday, 15th January 2022 and joined the African Democratic Congress officially on the 25th of February 2022.
5) Omoyele Sowore (South-West)
Omoyele is 51 years old.(16th February, 1971) He hails from Ese-odo in Ondo state. He studied Geography and Planning at the University of Lagos and holds a master’s degree in Public Administration from Columbia University. Sowore is the founder and CEO of a notable online media platform Sahara Reporters. He is also a writer, lecturer, human rights activist, Entrepreneur, Journalist and public commentator on national issues. He has been credited for high-level political, social and economic stories and reports, often described as controversial. He declared his intention to run for the 2023 presidential election on the 1st of March 2022, under the African Action Congress (AAC).
6) Kingsley Chiedu Moughalu (South-East)
Kingsley is 58years old, (7th of May. 1963) He was born in Lagos in 1963 to Isaac Moghalu, a Nigerian foreign service officer and Vidah Moghalu, a school teacher. He is from Nnewi Anambra state. He earned a degree in law from the University of Nigeria in 1986, and the Barrister at Law from the Nigerian Law School, Lagos. He obtained a Master of Arts degree in 1992, at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and Doctor of Philosophy degree in international relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science at the University of London in 2005. earned the International Certificate in Risk Management from the Institute of Risk Management in London. He received advanced executive education in macroeconomics and financial sector management, corporate governance, and global strategic leadership at the International Monetary Fund Institute, Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Business School, and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Kingsley Moughalu is a Nigerian political economist, Lawyer, Author, Ifekaego of Nnewi Kingdom, former United Nations official, and politician. He served as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, appointed by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, from 2009 to 2014. Kingsley made his first declaration to run for the 2023 presidential election on the 1st of June, 2021 and joined the African Democratic Party (ADC) on October 8, 2021.