There have been reactions in various media to comments by President Muhammadu Buhari, criticising youths in the country at a Commonwealth Business Forum in Westminster, the United Kingdom.
In the video from The Cable, President Buhari said many of the youths below the age of 30 are uneducated, but they are waiting for everything to be done for them, just because Nigeria is an oil-rich country.
Speaking to Channels Television on Thursday, the president’s spokesman Mr Femi Adesina explained that President Buhari was referring to some, and not all the young people in the country.
However, many of the reactions have been critical of the President’s comments, some of whom accused him of describing the youths as lazy and being humourous with national pride.
See some twitter reactions below:
I am Nigerian. I paint homes and offices for a living.@MBuhari I am not lazy, we are not lazy!#LazyNigerianYouths pic.twitter.com/OE9Qulzrtn— The Lady Painter (@LadyPainterNG) April 19, 2018
I’m a teacher in 3 different places. I also sell cars , I don’t do anything illegal. I work round the clock.
I am a Nigerian youth.
I am a superwoman.
I am not lazy.#LazyNigerianYouths
— P.R.I.N.C.E.S.S (@OneBabeLikeThat) April 19, 2018
@Gidi_Traffic I am a 2nd class upper graduate of chemistry science from university of lagos, I am now a shoe maker cos I couldn’t get a job, I am not lazy, I am not lazy I am not lazy#LazyNigerianYouthspic.twitter.com/7SfHnZhN8w— Adegbesan Olusile (@d_4_dotun) April 19, 2018
Let me talk about youths in the Nigerian tech. industry. This is my domain. 🔥These men & women work really hard. Blood & sweat make up a great chunk of their daily diet to make the most difficult things happen. THREAD!!! #LazyNigerianYouths— Prosper Otemuyiwa (@unicodeveloper) April 19, 2018
I’m a graduate of Food Science and Technology with National Diploma and Higher National Diploma. As @MBuhari came on board in 2015, I graduated. Since Buhari couldn’t provide me a job, I started my tailoring business @KAN_Royale, guess it qualifies me as a #LazyNigerianYouthspic.twitter.com/lQmS0BJuny
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