The older generation especially the leaders crave honor,respect,submission and adoration from the youths.People like buhari, babangida, Gowon,Obasanjo, tinubu,bask in the joy of adoration the youths give them,they love to feel like great men,like elder statesman but do they really deserve the respect?, I have this disdain for these old leaders who only champion their children and small niche of associates,they never did much for the general young ones aside from giving them stipends (fish) to keep them in submission, most of them have no regard for the young ones,they just want the young ones to worship them.Others races of men of that generation did alot for their young ones,look how China transformed their nation and made the young ones life's better than theirs,same with the whites and the Arabs case in point the UAE.But the black GENERATION of that era and created a society were their young ones are worse off than they are,yet they want constant praises and adoration. They do not want to ingrain the young ones nor better their lives instead they kill the youths and bask in the suffering of the youths.If you complain they will tell you to shut up and experience is what is needed.That GENERATION of African blacks are so wicked and brutal.I hate them

Respecting your elders is stale words. It build unending ignorance and make people look hypnotized.
Thats why we defend corrupt leaders here. What i tell younger people around me is 'respect yourself' i respect people who only respect themselves

i dont understand,what are insinuating, so what if the elder doesnt deserve it. We better manage nigeria with its current problem

Our past leaders no deserve anything like respect at all.them no worth am.

Those guys no get conscience at all.

It's a Culture and Tradition. The Youths are naturally mandated to respect their Elders if they want their children to honor and respect their views, opinions, Grail hairs and experience. Developments Progress, Expansion, Enlargement etcetera are inherited from History and The general Goodness, Light and Life of The Supreme Spirit given in abundance to HUMANS.

The Bible: "Honour your Father and your Mother, your Elders, Teachers, Trainers, Employers, Landlords etcetera that your days may be long".