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

Mr Otti gave the advice during church service at The Transforming Church (TTC) on Sunday in Abuja.

“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,” said the Abia governor. “Don’t shy away from politics. That is where decisions about your future are made.”

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

“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.

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

Mr Otti said that he left the banking sector in 2014 and joined politics to make a difference by doing things differently. He said that as the governor of Abia, he could affect the entire population of the state by just one action.

He called on Christians not to pray alone but to complement it with hard work, adding that their dreams and aspirations would come true.

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

Mr Oye stressed the need for people to learn how to be good to others.

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

(NAN)