Why I won't seek political office after 65 – Ex-Rep

Date: 2023-03-13

A former member of the House of Representatives, Moshood Mustapha, has advised old politicians who are above 65 years of age to shelve their ambition of contesting for elective offices in Nigeria.

Answering questions from reporters in Ilorin, Kwara State, at a special prayer organised to commemorate his 60th birthday on Saturday, Mustapha said the old generation of politicians should retire and leave the stage for the young ones.

Mustapha, who was a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State in the 2019 election, represented Asa/Ilorin West Federal Constituency of Kwara State in the House of Representatives between 2011 and 2015.

When asked about his next ambition, he said he would no longer seek elective office when he clocks 65 years of age.

Mustapha said it was time to allow young people to lead while people of his age and generation should offer guidance and direction.

He said, “65 years is old age. Even judges retire at 65 years, civil servants retire at 60. What are we doing? This population is for younger generation. We have young people more than old people. So, if we continue to remain on board until we die, when will it be the turn of the young people?

“Let the young men take charge and let us be in the background and watch them; give them advice and admonish them and it would be a better society. As we used to say, tomorrow is to the youth and tomorrow has come today.

“I'm going to take a back seat. I want to see how we can actually achieve progress in Kwara State.”

Mustapha disclosed that part of his plans was to become a community leader and statesman, who would only focus on helping the needy and vulnerable people in society.

 “I want to be a community leader. I want to retire to Ilorin. I told my children that in the next 10 years, I don't want to run around again. At 70, I don't want to be in Abuja or Lagos. I want to be in Ilorin, sit down, listen to people and try to help them. That is my desire and prayer,” he said.

Dignitaries at the occasion, who cut across political parties, included a former governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfattah Ahmed; a former Speaker of the state House of Assembly and Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party Campaign Council, Prof Ali Ahmad; Mutawalin of Ilorin,  Dr Alimi Abdulrazaq; Dan Iyan of Ilorin, Alhaji Kale Kawu; former Kwara State Chairman of PDP,  Kola Shitu; and a former Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Raheem Adedoyin, among others.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Afonja     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Medview Airlines     Erubu Oba Zubair     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Convocation Ceremonies     Arandun     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Niyi Osundare     General Hospital, Ilorin     Toyin Saraki     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Pilgrims Board     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     Babs Iwarere     Onilorin Of Ilorin     Oniye     Kwara NIPR     Bukola Saraki     KFA     Shuaib Jawondo     Oyedepo     Ibrahim Taiwo     Hassan Taiye Salam     EndSARS     Salihu S. Yaru     Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Ayinde Oki     Ali Ahmad     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     Saba Mamman Daniel     Kayode Yusuf     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     KWASSIP     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     KWASEIC     Democracy Day     Principal Private Secretary     Eghe Igbinehin     Femtech     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     Micheal Imoudu     Moses Salami     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Aliyu Umar     Amuda Bembe     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Bolaji Gambari     Funmilayo Braithwaite     Musa Abdullahi     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     CCT     Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Code Of Conduct     March 18     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Prince Bola Ajibola     Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Arca Santa     Ahmed Saidu Rufai     Haliru Yahaya     Omotoso     Okeose Christian Cementary     Saduki Lafiagi     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Harrison Osauwagboe     Yusuf Lanre Badmus    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Olusola Saraki     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     IHS     Olusegun Adeniyi     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Elesie Of Esie     Nnazua     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Yaman     Asiwaju Bola Tinubu     Niguel Gallando Marcias     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Al-Ilory     Oke-Ogun     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Logun     Gbenga Adebayo     Isiaka Danmeromu     Adeola Abraham     Yakubu Shaaba     Oko     Maja     Paul Odama     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Michael Nzwekwe     Razaq Atunwa     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Mohammed Halidu     Shoprite     Lola Olabayo     Odolaye Aremu     Lithium Deposit     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Jimoh Bashir     Yunus Lawal     Ilorin Durbar     Oloyede     Issa Manzuma     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Metro Park     Sherif Sagaya     Kwara TV     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Marafan Shonga     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Leke Ogungbe     Moshood Bakare     Okanlawon Musa     Owo Isowo     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     Kwara Central     Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan     Sanitation Exercise     Funke Adedoyin     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Yahaya Muhammad     Offorjama     Tsaragi-Share     Olatunji Ayeni     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Earlyon Technologies     Hakeem Lawal     Kanu Agabi     Bola Sagaya     SWAN     Abatemi-Usman     Abdulkarim Adisa     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Dan-Kazeem     Saraki     Binta Sulyman     Garba Idris Ajia     Abdulraufu Mustapha