Shehu Sani, Fani-Kayode, Omokri Bombs Pres Buhari for Calling Nigeria Youths Lazy

Nigerians have continued to express their views on the statement by President Mohammadu Buhari in London, describing Nigeria youths as lazy and uneducated.

President Mohammadu Buhari had during a panel appearance with world leaders at the Commonwealth Business Forum in London, said that Nigeria youths sit and does nothing but expects everything from government.

Back home, the comment by the President is generating public outrage with many trending hash tags that have gone viral on social media, against the President's comment. 

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Prominent Nigerians have also voiced their opposition to the President's comments, which is widely perceived as an affront on Nigeria youths known for their industry and resilience all over the world.

One of those who condemned the President's statement is former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode who recalled that President Buhari had on previous visits to London insulted Nigerians.

"Two years ago in London you clapped for Prime Minister David Cameron when he said, in your prescence, that the Nigerian people were "fantastically corrupt!"

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"Not long after that you went back to London and said that Nigerians that live abroad are criminals.

"Today in London you tell a group of foreigners that Nigerian youths are lazy illiterates who do nothing and who expect to be given everything for free.

He questioned the kind of a leader President Buhari is, who take pleasure in shaming and embarrassing his people wherever he goes.

"What type of leader takes pleasure in slandering, shaming, denigrating and humilating his own people before the world?

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"What type ofwhichtells foreigners that his own children and youths are lazy and unproductive?

"You have destroyed your own people and shamed them before the world!

Similarly, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri wondered how a President who should be marketing his country turned around to describe youths in the country lazy and still want foreign investors to invest in the country.

"How can you in one breath say that your country's youth are lazy and don't want to work and in the next you appeal to foreign investors to come and invest in Nigeria? 

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"Someone please explain to Buhari that a father who calls his daughter a prostitute should not expect suitors! Imagine Buhari saying Nigeria's youth are not educated! 

"Between Buhari and Nigeria's youth who hired 13 SANs to prevent from showing his WAEC certificate? It‘s Buhari's education that is dubious and not that of Nigeria's youth who love education enough to seek it home and abroad!", Mr. Omokri noted.

For the Senator Shehu Sani (APC-Kaduna), the President should immediately withdraw the statement and apologize to Nigeria youths for the insult.

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"The President should simply withdraw the statement on the youths and apologize; and tell them what he will do for them in addition to what he had done for them.

"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 echoes the perception of the bourgeoisie power elites, the youths must rise against it".