Claim: There have been many posts on social media that Tinubu said 50 million youths should be recruited into Nigerian army.


Research:
Video of Tinubu speech reveals he actually said it>


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP0WRxbq4o0

Several media also reported it.

From Channels TV

“We are under-policed and we are competing with armed robbers and bandits to recruit from the youths who are unemployed —33 per cent unemployed?

“Recruit 50 million youths into the army, what they will eat —cassava, corn, yam, will grow here.

“Don’t talk about illiteracy, anybody who can hold a gun, who can handle a gun, who can cock and shoot is technically competent to repair a tractor in the farm,” the Asiwaju stated while addressing guests at the 12th colloquium organised in his honour.

Sources>
https://www.channelstv.com/2021/03/29/recruit-50-million-youths-into-army-to-tackle-insecurity-tinubu-tells-fg/

https://punchng.com/insecurity-recruit-50-million-youths-into-army-tinubu-urges-fg/


https://dailytrust.com/insecurity-tinubu-asks-fg-to-recruit-50-million-youths-into-army


Verdict: It is true that Tinubu said 50 million youths should be recruited into Nigeria army

Penguin2:
Another fact check.

Which is but one of the many series of damage control embarked on by Tinubu handlers.

The next title I expect to see is: “Fact Check: Did Tinubu Truly Urinate On Himself?”

And of course they will conclude that a palace guard poured water on Tinubu.

Ndi ala!

jmoore:

Enyi a, calm down and read before reacting.

Salewa97:
God Bless the incoming president 2023 Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Jagaban is our man.

Penguin2:
Another fact check.

Which is but one of the many series of damage control embarked on by Tinubu handlers.

The next title I expect to see is: “Fact Check: Did Tinubu Truly Urinate On Himself?”

And of course they will conclude that a palace guard poured water on Tinubu.

Ndi ala!

Honjoshy4u:
May God not allow our military to eat agbado and cassava. Nigerian military should better work against Tinubu if not, na hunger go kill them.

gasparpisciotta:


Stop allowing others to think for you.

What are about the end product of agbado and cassava are they not what most Nigerians consume daily?

gasparpisciotta:
What is wrong in having 50mil Nigerians in the various military and paramilitary agencies?

Nigeria Army, Airforce, Navy, EFCC, Police, Customs, immigration, ICPC....need able ladies and gentlemen.

Most states now have there own traffic management agency to support the police.

What about court bailiffs, Forest guards, Prison officers etc don’t you guys have hunk they need more men?

If state police is in place don’t you think more people will be recruited?

Politics make people senseless at times

Honjoshy4u:


Stop thinking as if you're high. He was sounding confused when he made that speech as his physical and mental health has deteriorated. He said 50million youths and after bashing, reduced it to 50 thousand. A man that called APC Action Congress few weeks ago? That told the whole world PVC has expired Agbado and cassava is his plan... You sound confused trying to defend a laughable statement

jmoore:


We have seen you the only wise man in the universe.

What's the population of Nigeria? Approximately 180 million Nigerians.

And you want to put 28% of your population into the army. And feed them with Agbado?

Seems Tinubu is distributing drugs to his supporters.

Tinubu only said army. You have added EFCC to it. You should have included Boys scouts and Brigade.

gasparpisciotta:


Wisdom is profitable to direct and no one is a reservoir of it.

All I am saying is that you should stop criticizing if you cannot offer an alternative.

I insist that agbado and cassava by-products are the most common food in Nigeria.

jmoore:

Stop mentioning wisdom!!

Nigerian army can't eat beef, chicken or catfish?

Na only Agbado you want to feed your army? Clap for yourself!!

gasparpisciotta:


It doesn’t matter what he said and I am not defending anyone.

Thinking outside the box is what most critics don’t ever do.

If he said Army, then it can also be extended to others without any prejudice.

I bet you cannot reason better than him even at your young age, since you cannot offer any other reasoning apart from following the crowd

Salewa97:
God Bless the incoming president 2023 Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Jagaban is our man.

Honjoshy4u:


We can have a public debate and I bet you will run into your hole in less than 15minutes. Why not keep defending the agbado and cassava statement I won't blow my trumpet for someone like you trying to vote a man that his health has deteriorated. I am a sound brain leading a political Think-tank at 37....
It is your like that advocated for Buhari to campaign with NEPA bill certificate.
I hope you're getting foreign currency cheap.
I hope you're still buying a bag of rice for 8k
I hope you're buying fuel 96naira
I hope you're buying diesel for #150
I hope you're very safe and can peacefully travel round the country by road without fear.

Selling an insensitive muslim-muslim ticket that has an old greedy man and Shetima a Boko Haram sympathiser as running mate shows the level of your reasoning

gasparpisciotta:


Tinubu is not the president of Nigeria.

You seem more confused than the man himself.

Religion has never been an issue as far as competence is concerned and I don’t hold brief for Tinubu or any other politician.

I am only laying it bare as I see it.

Since you have refused to blow your trumpet, but as leader of a political think tank that you are, please let us have your own opinion.

Whether it is better to develop our own cassava and agbado or keep importing wheat from Ukraine.

Honjoshy4u:


It is the best to grow our cassava and agbado/all other food. But saying you plan feeding a whole 50million youths with agbado and cassava is unthinkable.
Tinubu is highly intelligent and a man I respect his political smartness but his mental and physical strength has deteriorated. In a normal day, he won't make such blunder....but of late, he keeps talking incoherently.
Calling APC Action Congress??
Saying PVC has expired
During the APC convention, he wasn't able to flip paper appropriately.

Whether you say Tinubu is not the president:
Tell those that have their loved ones killed due to the cluelessness of this government to vote APC and see how it goes with you.
Tell the millions of people suffering the economic hash conditions to support Tinubu and see their response. Tell great christian leaders to support that insensitive muslim-muslim devilish ticket in this 2022 and see how they will respond to you.

By the way, The North will never abandon their son for a greedy man whose geo zone have done 16 years presidency; that was why even Adamu the National chairman/Buhari wanted to use Lawan to shortchange him a night to the Primaries.

gasparpisciotta:


I am not interested in the micro politics of Nigeria.

My point remains that majority of the 200mil Nigerians eat agbado and cassava in one form or the other.