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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the victory of the Golden Eaglets at the FIFA U-17 World Cup is a clear testimony that the nation’s youths are endowed with talents and should be encouraged to excel.

Describing it as a bold statement by the Nigerian youth against series of ​”​uninspiring and negative utterances and actions​​ of President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC government”, the party accused the current administration of refusing to acknowledge potentials.

“The victory is a clear demonstration that Nigeria, as a country, is endowed with enormous talents and potentials waiting to be exhibited to the entire world,”  Olisa Metuh, PDP national publicity secretary, said in a statement on Monday.

“The victory further expresse​d​ the resilient spirit of Nigerians despite a discouraging government that has not only shown an obvious inability to chart a clear course of governance and the future of the youth, but also refused to acknowledge the potentials in its citizens.

“The time has come for us to dwell less on our negatives but to showcase the positives, the talents and indeed the natural resources waiting to be harnessed and exhibited for foreign investments and participation in our economy.

“Finally, the PDP states that this victory should be a wake up call on President Muhammadu Buhari to recognise the hardworking spirit of Nigerians, our overflowing talents and well-developed natural endowments.”