The former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, practically turned a commercial tricycle rider, know as ‘Keke’ in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, in demonstration of safety of the means of transportation.

He urged youths to embrace every opportunity with hardwork and dedication.

The ride, which took the former President from his Pent House residence at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), through Kuto under bridge, was done amidst greetings and jubilation by shocked onlookers along the road.

In a release by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, the onlookers expressed surprise at the former president riding the keke, a reaction Obasanjo said was fuelled by wrongful societal classification of all keke riders as miscreants and the tendency of young people avoiding the virtue of starting small business.

The president, along the route, stopped and picked a male passenger to demonstrate that riding in the tricycle was safe, if used properly and for people to learn how to start small and grow their craft.

Speaking after returning to the OOPL premises, Obasanjo said he embarked on riding the Keke to demonstrate to the people that there was not nothing bad in riding the Keke and using same for commercial purpose.

He said with tricycles and other small scale businesses, youths could be self-employed and ultimately, become economically independent.

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Obasanjo added that, when 85 Keke was given young people across the nation, he received some feedback that made riding keke look like an inappropriate gift, even as some wondered if that was the best for young people.

Obasanjo said, “There is nothing wrong in young people starting small. The Keke is secure and safe when handled professionally and with discipline. In fact, you can plan your business the way you wish and earn income that you can deploy to other investments. And if you are able to get a second one, you can give that to someone else. So you become self-employed and you have also employed somebody.”

Obasanjo said he had remained committed to the economic empowerment of young people through initiatives that could generate employment.

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