Shehu Sani, senator representing
Kaduna central, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw the
controversial statement he made on Nigerian youth and tender an apology.
While speaking at the
Commonwealth Business Forum in Westminster on Wednesday, Buhari said a lot of
Nigerian youth have not been to school and they want everything free because
Nigeria is an oil producing state.
“More than 60 percent 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,” Buhari had said.
The statement angered many
Nigerians, especially the youth, who took to social media platforms to express
their displeasure.
Commenting on the development via
his Facebook page, Sani said the president is human and prone to mistakes.
He urged Nigerians to forgive
Buhari, rather than send him to the “political guillotine”.
“The president should simply
withdraw the statement on the youths and apologise; and tell them what he will
do for them in addition to what he had done for them,” Sani wrote.
“The president spin doctors are
trying to spray fragrances on the feces and lace the dung with olive oil, it’s
absurd. The president is a human being, he can gaffe and should be forgiven and
should not be sent to the political guillotine.
“As for the youths, the challenge
is to pick the baton and lead and stop holding the Alsatian Dogs of the
political elite. The president echos the perception of the bourgeoisie power
elites, the youth must rise against it.”
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