We are now understanding the reason why the former president, Muhammad Buhari challenged and criticized the Nigerian youths for being lazy. This statement presently should be seen as challenge not an attack, though it may sound like.
Premiumtimesng.com(April 19, 2018) by Samuel Ogundipe reported:
"President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday criticised the attitude of some Nigerian youth, saying they were only hustling to get on the gravy train."
“More than 60 per cent of the population is below 30, a lot of them haven’t been to school and they are claiming that Nigeria is an oil producing country, therefore, they should sit and do nothing, and get housing, healthcare, education free,” Mr Buhari was quoted as saying by The Cable during a panel appearance with world leaders at the Commonwealth Business Forum in London."
"The president’s comment adds to an earlier one he made criticising Nigerian youth."
Although, among all the political parties in Nigeria, the Labour Party has become the only party that has given an open opportunity to all citizens to participating in politics without discrimination, this has defined if truly youths are really lazy where 26 years old won the house of assembly through the opportunity given to the youths to participate on the platform of the Labour Party.
In the present Tinubu led administration, the special advisers and recently 28 ministers were appointed by the president and approved by the Senate. In this ministerial list, there are former state governors as well as people that are not vibrant like the young ones who can put mental effort to work with the current technology globally for national development.
Reacting to this, Chief Dr. Patrick Osagie Eholor otherwise known as Ultimate Equal, the Father of Nigerian Students-FONS and the Global President of One Love Foundation. Eholor charged Nigerian Youths to wake up and fight for their right, to show that there is no laziness in them, he said in his statement with the Journalists today:
"If Nigeria as a country was developed the likes of Wike will never come out in any public office, Nyesom Wike is a total failure in all ramifications, he talks carelessly during interviews or live broadcasts, is that the type of a person that will be at Federal level? Where the world is watching us!."
"The whole of the Ministerial list is a total failure, former governor's have no business again in being a minister. Let the Youth of this country fight for themselves, it is now clear that Baba Tinubu does not value or want the Youth in office."
"I repeat again it is high time Nigeria moves from consumption to production, let us diversify our economy instead of just focusing on Oil alone."