The one promise President Buhari must fulfill in 2021

Like every other year since 2016, President Buhari delivered a nationwide speech on January 1st, marking the beginning of 2021. He was articulate in this year's speech and to some extent, his message sends a sense of hope and assurance to Nigerians, who have been through all the rough and tumble of a chaotic, relentless and surreal year 2020.

Perhaps, the most germane incident that we all witnessed in 2020 was the revolutionary protests orchestrated by youths for the government to put an end to the status-quo of police brutality, corruption, economic hardship and insecurity. There is a whole 23 key demands youths wants from the government.

In today's speech, President Buhari vowed to fulfill the youths demands. 

"I wish to also use this occasion of New Year to reaffirm my commitment to the people of Nigeria, especially the youth who need our collective encouragement and support. In securing this nation we need to secure the future of our youth."

The president continued, "Our young people are our most valuable natural resource, at home and abroad. Their ingenuity, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit is evident to all. Many of our young people are excelling in various spheres of life including sports, entertainment, information and communication technology, commerce and are globally recognized as achievers."

It is refreshing to see that for the first time, the president, who once labelled Nigerian youths as "lazy and uneducated", is committing to engage the youths.

The president went on to make this promise, "As a Government we are committed to actively engaging with the creative energies of our young people. In this regard, we will partner with the legislature to develop an enabling environment to turn their passions into ideas that can be supported, groomed and scaled across regions. This will create vast opportunities in fintech, agriculture, business process startups and in the entertainment industry."

We are really looking forward for him to get this done. This is a chance for him to prove to critics and those who have been disappointed with his administration that he genuinely cares about the development of the country.