“As I have warned earlier, we should recognise that we are all sitting on a keg of gunpowder if we fail to begin doing the right thing. For instance, the demands of the youth are very legitimate and should be listened to. “Why should they be denied what rightfully belongs to them?
“They are frustrated, hungry, angry, and unemployed. They deserve to be given a listening ear.”
These were the words of the former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.
The ex-president emphasized the urgent need for the government to heed to the demands of the youths, many of who are frustrated, even as they remained unemployed.
He the consequences of neglecting the demands of the youths who are protesting for good governance.
The former President, who spoke when he received six members of the House of Representatives that visited him at his Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, said that the country is witnessing a setback as successive governments failed to build on the foundation his administration laid.
He called for a change of attitude of the people in government.
“The real issue is ourselves. Yes, the system needs rethinking, but the character of people in government must change. With all due respect, many in government should currently be behind bars or on the gallows.”
