President Macron and Governor Ambode. Photo: Lagos State Govt.
France President Emmanuel Macron has referred to as on Nigerian youths take part to actively in politics to be elected into public places of work.
Speaking on the Afrika Shrine on Tuesday night time in Ikeja, Lagos, the French President mentioned the message he had for Nigerian youths was to be engaged in politics as a way to change the state of affairs of the nation positively.
He additionally described Afrika Shrine as an iconic place for the propagation of African music and tradition, saying that he was immensely enriched when he first visited the place in 2012.
Macron mentioned: “I found Nigeria and a lot of my buddies are right here. I found Nigeria and I found Lagos and I found the shrine. This place is an iconic place and it's a place the place the very best of music are given.
“I have to say my main memories about this place are friends, proud people, proud of their culture, proud of their art and music. I have a very different view of Africa than a lot of other people in Europe because I was in the Gambia.”
Speaking additional, the French President mentioned the explanation why African continent was being painted in unfavourable mild was as a result of Africans weren't telling their tales to the skin world.
Macron mentioned: “I'm not so positive the picture of Africa is all the time unfavourable. Some folks say that is a large continent with younger folks and many alternatives and so forth and on the identical time a lot of individuals say Africa is a place of terrorism and must liberate itself. The two assumptions are true on the identical time as a result of Africa is simply greater than that.
“It is a young continent, what we need is African people speaking about Africa. We need a new narrative, we need you people to change this narrative, what we need is young generation of artistes, entrepreneurs, civil societies, journalists and intellectuals coming from Africa and speaking about Africa in your own narrative everywhere.”