Political economist and former presidential aspirant, Prof Pat Utomi, has accused the Nigerian government of treating the younger generation like idiots.
Utomi made the claim during an interview on Channels
Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ on Thursday.
Also, he stated that the “governments have not been
trustworthy in Nigeria”.
While reacting to President Bola Tinubu’s forthcoming
National Youth Conference, Utomj noted that it may not yield the expected
results without building trust.
“There are models of how you build trust. But the first thing is by you doing the right thing and building up what they call emotional bank account.
“Every time you say you are going to do something and you do
exactly what you said, you make a deposit in the emotional bank account.
“Any time you don’t do exactly what you say, you make a
withdrawal. And ultimately, whether you are believable is a function of the
balance in that emotional bank account, the governments have not been
trustworthy in Nigeria, let’s be very frank.
“The Nigerian government has treated young people like they
are idiots, repeatedly. This is sad because most governments in Nigeria were
first run by young people during the military rule.
“If you think about military rule, most of them were in
their 20s and 30s, but something in the nature of the command hierarchy of the
military compounded by oil coming in, led to a beginning crystallisation of a
new class system in Nigeria.”
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayProposed Youths Confab: The government has not been trustworthy in Nigeria. It has treated young people like they were idiots repeatedly.
— Channels Television (@channelstv) January 2, 2025
- Prof. Pat Utomi#SunriseDaily#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/sMkDolcddL
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