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Among the Yoruba people, wisdom is often carried in proverbs. Our ancestors understood that the future of a nation is never built by strength alone, nor by age alone, but through the balance of wisdom and youthful action.
There is a Yoruba understanding that says:
“A child’s hand may be too small to reach the altar, but once the elder has laid the offering in place, it is often the younger hand that reaches into the basket to bring forth what is needed.”
This wisdom carries an important truth for our people today.
The elderly possess experience, spiritual insight, memory, sacrifice, and direction. They know the road because they have travelled it. They understand the storms because they have survived them. They lay the foundation. They establish the vision. They carry burdens that younger generations may not yet fully understand.
But there comes a moment in the life of every nation when wisdom must pass into action.
There comes a time when younger hands must step forward.
This is where the future of the Democratic Republic of the Yoruba (D.R.Y.) begins.
The Foundation Has Been Laid
The journey toward Yoruba self-determination did not begin today.
It did not begin yesterday.
Many elders, thinkers, cultural defenders, and committed Yoruba sons and daughters sacrificed years of struggle, prayer, disappointment, endurance, and hope before the Yoruba nation arrived at this moment.
The path has not been easy.
There have been setbacks.
Misunderstandings.
Division.
Resistance.
Sacrifice.
There are things that have happened in this journey that cannot fully be explained to those who did not witness them. Only those entrusted with carrying the burden understand the depth of what it has taken to reach this stage.
The Democratic Republic of the Yoruba represents a vision that many believe has been built through decades of sacrifice and conviction.
And like every house, once the foundation is laid, the next generation must build upon it.
Why Youth Matter in Nation Building
A nation cannot be built only by memory.
A nation must also be built by energy.
By innovation.
By courage.
By technology.
By education.
By sacrifice.
By discipline.
The elders may know the road, but it is often the youth who possess the strength to walk it.
The elder lays the basket upon the altar.
The younger hand reaches into it.
This does not mean replacing wisdom.
It means continuing wisdom.
It means preserving the foundation while carrying the work forward.
The Democratic Republic of the Yoruba calls upon young Yoruba people not merely to observe history, but to participate in building it.
This is not a season for passiveness.
This is not a season for spectators.
This is a season for builders.
For thinkers.
For organisers.
For innovators.
For disciplined patriots.
For young men and women who understand that freedom without responsibility means nothing.
What Kind of Youth Will Build the Future?
Not every youth builds.
Some destroy.
Some inherit wisdom and abandon it.
Some receive vision and exchange it for confusion.
The Yoruba nation does not merely require young people.
It requires young people guided by wisdom.
Young people who understand identity.
Young people who respect sacrifice.
Young people who value discipline over chaos.
Young people who understand that true freedom requires responsibility.
Young people who can carry forward the blueprint already laid.
For what is freedom without structure?
What is sovereignty without discipline?
What is a nation without purpose?
The future of Yorubaland cannot be built upon emotion alone.
It must be built upon responsibility.
The Responsibility of Elders
At the same time, wisdom demands honesty.
Not every elder carries wisdom.
Age alone does not guarantee leadership.
Position alone does not guarantee vision.
True elders are those who preserve the dignity of their people.
True elders guide rather than exploit.
True elders prepare younger generations for tomorrow rather than holding tightly to power without succession.
A useful elder is one who builds a bridge.
One who says:
“We have done our part. Now let us guide the next generation to do greater things.”
For a nation that refuses to prepare its youth prepares itself for decline.
A New Responsibility for Yoruba Youth
The Democratic Republic of the Yoruba represents more than an idea.
For many supporters, it represents a responsibility.
A responsibility to build stronger institutions.
A responsibility to preserve Yoruba language and culture.
A responsibility to strengthen education.
A responsibility to create jobs.
A responsibility to protect communities.
A responsibility to create opportunities that future generations can inherit.
The Yoruba nation cannot be built by complaint alone.
It must be built through work.
Through sacrifice.
Through discipline.
Through unity.
Through preparation.
The youth of today must become the builders of tomorrow.
The Future Is Calling
The question before every Yoruba son and daughter is simple:
When history remembers this generation, what will it say?
Will it say we stood aside while others determined our future?
Or will it say that we rose together — guided by wisdom, strengthened by sacrifice, and united by purpose — to build a future worthy of generations yet unborn?
The Democratic Republic of the Yoruba calls upon its people to believe again.
To build again.
To prepare again.
To rise again.
For the future does not belong merely to those who speak.
It belongs to those who build.
And the Yoruba future, supporters believe, must be built by Yoruba hands — guided by wisdom, strengthened by unity, and carried forward by a generation prepared to lead.
