The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)
has described the controversial comment made by President Muhammadu Buhari
regarding some Nigerian youth as “apt, precise and succinct”.
Speaking at the Commonwealth
Business Forum in Westminster on Wednesday, the president said some Nigerian
youth have not been to school but are waiting on oil money.
The statement generated the
hashtag #LazyNigerianYouth on social media, and sparked a lot of controversy.
However, in a statement on
Monday, Ishaq Akintola, director of the group, said Buhari is not the first
Nigerian leader to describe people as lazy.
He listed former Vice-President
Atiku Abubakar; Seriake Dickson, governor of Bayelsa state; and ex-military
President Ibrahim Babangida as some of those who have allegedly cast aspersions
on Nigerians.
“The problem with Nigerians is
that they always run away from reality. Not known for verbosity, our president
has hit the nail on the head,” the statement read.
“The Muslim Rights Concern
(MURIC) contends that the president’s description of the Nigerian situation
regarding its youths was apt, precise and succinct. Many of our youths are lazy
but we don’t want to admit it. Instead of commending this truthful leader, we
started calling him names.
“Nigerians need to contextualise
the president’s comment. We have seen many youths functioning as political
thugs as the 2019 general elections approach. What of the ‘agberos’ or touts
who have now spilled out of motor parks unto the streets and bus stops? What
responsible work are they doing? Are they not youths?
“We have forgotten that Buhari is
not the only leader who described Nigerians and the youth in particular in this
manner. Governor Dickson in a media chat on 17th may, 2016 was alleged to have
said, ‘Bayelsans are so lazy, they want everything free, they don’t want to
work’.
“The 25th September 2017 edition
of a northern-based newspaper also reportedly quoted Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as
saying, “Northerners are lazy” while General Babangida (rtd) allegedly opined
during a BBC Hausa service interview of 16th April, 2010, The Nigerian youth is
useless, cannot lead.
“Senator Shehu Sani added flavour
to this in December 2017 when he reportedly said ‘Northerners are lazy and
unproductive’.”
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