ngyouthagenda

leadership competency of young people. A nation that does not provide alink between its current leaders and its future leaders risk the chance ofplanning for its demise.Political party membership mobilization: Political parties should deploytechnology and new media in undertaking periodic mobilization of youngpeople as members of their party.Political parties should have laid down procedures for sanctioning partymember(s) that recruit young people for thuggery and electoral violence.Creation and promotion of political party's associations, clubs, societies intertiary institutions to promote democratic culture and politicalsocialization.Political parties must comply with provisions of the Electoral Act (2010) inthe conduct of party primaries.Political parties in their manifestoes should articulate socio-economicempowerment agenda for young people as captured in the National YouthPolicy and other policy instruments seek to address the socio-economicneeds of young people.22