Mohammed Hayatu-Deen. Photo: Facebook | Mohammed Hayatu-Deen

The Presidential aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has urged young Nigerians to use the 2027 general election to demand accountable leadership capable of addressing unemployment, insecurity and worsening economic hardship across the country.

Speaking on Thursday at a Youth Townhall held at Novare Mall, Abuja, the economist and former Chairman of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group said Nigeria’s political leadership had failed the younger generation through years of poor governance, weak economic planning and inadequate investment in human capital.

Hayatu-Deen, who recently completed the ADC presidential screening process ahead of the party’s primary scheduled for May 25, said the country’s current realities had denied millions of young Nigerians opportunities for education, employment and security.

Addressing hundreds of youths at the event, the presidential hopeful declared that the future of Nigerian youths was “being stolen” by what he described as recycled politics and failed leadership.