Nigerian youths not to wish him and other
elder statesmen dead
- He said, though they are old, they still have
things to teach the youths
- He asked Nigerian youths not to lose hope
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo pleaded with
Nigerian youths not to wish him and other elder
statesmen dead.
The former president said this while speaking during
the youth governance dialogue.
The event was held by the Youth Development Centre
of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in
Abeokuta, Ogun state.
Obasanjo said, though they are old, they still have
things to teach the youths
According to Obasanjo, the current agitations across
the country is as a result of frustration.
He however call on youths not to lose hope.
He said: “Don’t wish us dead; don’t wish us to
disappear because you will need us. You need us to
mentor and prepare you for the future. You need our
experience and assistance of some of us to guide you
through life.
“You should not lose hope, you should not feel
frustrated. Whenever I go abroad, they always ask
me what my fear about Nigeria and Africa is, and I
tell them my greatest fear is youth anger, frustrations
and youth explosion which have no bound.
“We have the Boko Haram in the north, the MASSOB
and IPOB in the south-east, the militants in the Niger
Delta and the Oodua Peoples Congress in the south-
west. All of these are the expression of anger and
frustrations.”
Meanwhile, Igbo for Nigerian Movement, INM, a South
east youths movement has asked the people of the
region to forget leaving Nigeria for a separate
country.
According to the group, secession will bring about more troubles than gains.
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