‘We have the numbers’: Hamzat Lawal charges young Nigerians to reshape country’s politics at Cambridge dialogue

Nigerian civic activist and governance advocate Hamzat Lawal has called on young Nigerians to move beyond electoral participation and become active players in the country’s political process, arguing that meaningful change will require sustained engagement in leadership, accountability, and governance.
Speaking at the University of Cambridge on Saturday, June 20, 2026, during a Democracy Day event organised by the Cambridge University Nigerian Society, Lawal said Nigeria’s growing youth population possesses the numbers and influence needed to shape the country’s future but has yet to fully translate that potential into political power.
Addressing students and members of the Nigerian d...