Abia State Governor Alex Otti has urged Nigerian youths to join politics to decide their fate and make a difference.

Otti gave the advice during a church service at The Transforming Church (TTC) in Abuja on Sunday, October 20, 2024.

The governor stated that every society needs the leadership it deserves, saying: “If you sit back and say politics is for politicians, the politicians will decide everything for you.

“I am challenging all the young people here. Don’t shy away from politics. That is where decisions about your future are made.”

Quoting Psalms 62:11, the governor said power belongs to God and advised the youths against shying away from power.

Otti added: “You can make a lot of changes if you have power, and that is what politics will give you to create the changes you want to see in the lives of your people.

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“This is because holding a political office affords people the opportunity to affect the lives of more people than one can imagine.”

Otti said he left the banking sector in 2014 and joined politics to make a difference by doing things differently.

He stated that as the governor of Abia State, he could affect the entire population of the state by just one action.

The governor also called on Christians not to pray alone but complement it with hard work, adding that their dreams and aspirations would come through.

During the sermon, the lead pastor of the church, Rev. Sam Oye, who spoke on the goodness of God, called on Nigerians to keep their faith strong and not to give up on their dreams.

Reading from Psalm 119:68, Oye stressed the need for people to learn how to be good to others.

He thanked Otti for visiting the church and reiterated the commitment of the church to praying for those in leadership positions.

The Star