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Years in the Cooler: How Long Must Ibusa Wait for Youth

 Years in the Cooler: How Long Must Ibusa Wait for Youth


The Obuzo-in-Council and by extension, the Ibusa leadership must prioritize the restoration of the Ibusa Youth Council. It is concerning by that the Youth Council has remained "in the cooler" for so long; since its dissolution, proactive steps should have been taken to reconstitute this vital body. We must ask ourselves: why the delay, and how much longer must we wait?


​Nature abhors a vacuum. In modern governance, no community administration is complete without the active participation of its youth. Administrative voids are dangerous; for Ibusa to function without an institution as sensitive as the Youth Council demands urgent reconsideration.


​The youth are more than just a demographic; they are the "mechanical system" of our society and the generational successors to our elders. We cannot allow a void to form between the present and the coming generations. While institutional challenges often arise quickly in Ibusa, restoration is frequently bogged down by years of delay. This trend must change.


​We must encourage the Youth Council to reconstitute and resume its functions immediately. Growth requires a grace period: our youth must be empowered to lead, allowed the space to learn from mistakes, and supported as they refine the Council into a resilient, long-standing institution.


​The Ibusa community must not remain indifferent to this absence. We must take decisive steps to bring the Youth Council back to life.


​Emeka Esogbue, Ibusa  Mentor and Founder of Igbuzo Singles Meet Worldwide Writes from Lagos, Nigeria

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