Kí ni ẹ fẹ́ sọ fún àwọn ọ̀dọ́ Nàìjíríà kí wọ́n tó dìbò?
Mo bẹ̀ yín pé kí ẹ má ṣe fi ọdún mẹ́rin ọjọ́ iwájú yín pààrọ̀ fún ìrọ̀lẹ́ kan tí wọ́n fi ń tannijẹ. Mo ti lo ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ nínú ìgbésí ayé mi láti jà fún tiwantiwa, ìdájọ́ òdodo àti ìdàgbàsókè orílẹ̀-èdè wa, ìgbàgbọ́ yẹn kò sì ti rẹ̀wẹ̀sì pẹ̀lú àkókò. Mo rí i lójoojúmọ́ bí wọ́n ṣe ń fi ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ àwọn ọ̀dọ́ Nàìjíríà jùsẹ̀ sí ẹ̀gbẹ́ àwọn àǹfààní tí ó yẹ kí ó jẹ́ tiwọn. Mo dúró níwájú yín gẹ́gẹ́ bí ẹni tí ó ti jẹ́ onítiwantiwa ní gbogbo ìgbésí ayé rẹ̀, tí ó gbàgbọ́ pé Nàìjíríà lè di orílẹ̀-èdè ńlá tí àwọn ènìyàn rẹ̀ yẹ.
Àwọn ìdáhùn tó wà lórí ojú-ìwé yìí ni a túmọ̀ láti èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì nípasẹ̀ ẹ̀rọ, kò sì tíì ṣàyẹ̀wò rẹ̀ láti ọwọ́ atúmọ̀-èdè kan.
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Do not exchange four years of your future for one afternoon of inducement.
Fellow Nigerians, and most importantly, the young Nigerians gathered here today, the heartbeat of our nation, and those following this programme across the length and breadth of our country, perhaps checking their phones to see whether I am trending yet, good morning.
Look at me. Look closely. I have spent the better part of my life fighting for democracy, justice and the progress of our beloved country. Time has given me experience, but it has not diminished my conviction.
The fire that inspired me as a young student activist still burns today because every day I see millions of young Nigerians denied opportunities that should have been theirs.
I stand before you today not merely as a former Vice President or an elder statesman, but as a lifelong democrat who has never stopped believing that Nigeria can become the great nation its people deserve.