Northern youths under the auspices
of Arewa Youths Consultative Forum on Friday went hard on President Muhammadu
Buhari over his recent remarks in London that a lot of young persons in the
country prefer to sit without working, stressing that the criticism is an
insult on all Nigerian youths.
The Arewa youths, who spoke
through their national president, Yerima Shettima, in an exclusive chat with
Dailypost said they have heard Buhari’s remarks at the Commonwealth Business
Forum in London and are biding their time till 2019 to let the President know
whether they are actually jobless and lazy.
Recall that presidential
spokesman, Femi Adesina had accused mischievous persons of twisting the comment
by his principal, who he quoted as saying, “a lot of them (young Nigerians)
have not been to school and they are claiming that Nigeria has been an oil
producing country, therefore they should sit and do nothing and get housing,
healthcare and education free”.
But reacting, Yerima stated that
Adesina’s attempt at clarification does not make any difference, adding that
since Buhari’s comment became public knowledge, he has been getting calls from
youths across the north, expressing anger over the comment from the Nigerian
leader.
He said it was bad enough that
the president spoke in an international event where other nationalities were
present, stressing that it was regrettable that the President would speak so of
younger Nigerians who put their lives on the line to install the Buhari
government.
“From the moment that statement
was out, there have been a lot of complaints and grumbles from various people
from my place, and they kept calling. The complaints were too much that I was
compelled to issue a statement.
“Ordinarily, I wouldn’t have said
anything because I am not surprised to see that kind of statement because the
government does not believe in the Nigerian youths from inception.
“If you look at the arrangement,
the appointment, and how the government relates with the youths of this
country, you will see that they do not have respect for the Nigerian youths
despite the contributions of the youths. Don’t forget that the youths put their
lives on the line to fight against the previous government but when it comes to
sharing the goodies of government, the youths are nowhere to be found.
“We are completely disappointed
in Buhari and we will never make this mistake again,” Yerima said.
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