Former President Goodluck Jonathan has advised Nigerians, particularly aspiring young leaders, not to repeat the mistakes of the past, urging them to revolutionize a new paradigm shift in leadership and citizenship. 

Jonathan, who gave the charge Tuesday in Yenagoa while receiving the New Nigeria 2019, NN-2019 group and the Young Professionals of Nigeria, YPN, led by Chima Nwafor and Moses Siasia, commended the youth groups for trying to chart a new course for the socio-political development of the country. Some of these mistakes, according to Jonathan, include mistakes of tribalism, nepotism and religion.

The former president, who described youths as the pillar of any society, stressed that anybody who means well for the society will not downplay the role of the youths, noting that the political history of the country is replete with youths who have played leadership positions and performed creditably well.

He charged the youths not to make the fundamental mistakes of past leaders which included mistakes of tribalism, nepotism, and mistakes of religious intolerance.

Earlier, the co-convener of NN-2019 and Moses Siasia, said the group of were consulting with elder statesmen all over the country to seek their blessings and support, and mobilizing young minds to advocate for democratic inclusion come 2019, stressing that they have taken up the challenge to participate actively in the democratic process.