80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure

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80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by nairalandankrah(op): 3:32pm On Dec 17, 2025

Former presidential candidate and Labour Party leader, Peter Obi, has delivered a blistering indictment of Nigeria’s political leadership, declaring that the country’s staggering youth unemployment crisis is not a failure of young people but a monumental collapse of leadership.

Obi stated this in his verified ‘X’ handle on Tuesday while reacting to a recent ActionAid/Plan International report which revealed that over 80 million Nigerian youths were unemployed.

He described the situation as a “national emergency” that exposes decades of political greed, policy recklessness, and misplaced priorities.

According to the report, Nigeria currently tops the world in the absolute number of unemployed youths, a consequence of its large population and sustained economic mismanagement.

Obi contrasted Nigeria’s situation with South Africa, where a youth unemployment rate of about 60 percent translated to roughly six million unemployed youths, more than 70 million fewer than Nigeria’s figure.

“When millions of youths are unemployed, it is not a youth problem; it is a leadership failure,” Obi said.

“Nigeria does not lack entrepreneurial and resourceful youths, what we lack are leaders who are intentional about creating opportunities,” he stressed..

https://thesun.ng/80m-unemployed-youths-a-national-indictment-leadership-failure-obi/0

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by kingbee90: 3:35pm On Dec 17, 2025*

Instead of this APC-led Government to give employment to Nigerian youths or at least create an enabling environment where youths can be self-employed, they are engaging & employing more e-warriors like helinues, Jamo & this nitwit below my comment 👇to defend their incompetence.

They need to be rejected.

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by Salewa97: 3:35pm On Dec 17, 2025

Peter Obi should be consistent.

In one of his previous tweets, he said he would only respond to issues that are important.

Is this important?

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by MrBadNews: 3:54pm On Dec 17, 2025

People that are just doing propaganda with everything, no roadmap, no plan, just bringing out every possible system to tax unemployed youths and low income earners, they've perfected the act of using intimidation and coercion In chasing any body that doesn't agree to their terms.

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by Karlovich: 3:59pm On Dec 17, 2025

The drug lord is in for a huge surprise at the next election. We Yorubas are very disappointed in him, spits

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by ebukal67x: 4:03pm On Dec 17, 2025

Peter Obi has no business commenting on this issue. Youth unemployment is a direct consequence of his administration in Anambra.

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by creolehunt: 4:10pm On Dec 17, 2025

ebukal67x:
Peter Obi has no business commenting on this issue. Youth unemployment is a direct consequence of his administration in Anambra.

Max24:
Obi and cho, cho, cho. How many did he employ when he was gov for 8 years in Anambra? Rather he even sacked Non-Anambra indigenes in the Civil Service.

The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood, he was one of them.

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by SmartPolician: 4:11pm On Dec 17, 2025

80 million people is like the population of 10 countries. APC has totally ruined this country

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by Hayzead07(m): 4:11pm On Dec 17, 2025

80 million? Wow! How did he arrive at that?

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by donleo92(m): 4:11pm On Dec 17, 2025

See I love what Malami, Obi, Atiku and even chibuike Amechi is doing.

That's true democracy.

Not what APC wants to do, by making Nigeria a one party state.

Keep talking.

Anybody way e won pain make e pain....

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by Riskymarvelous(m): 4:11pm On Dec 17, 2025

Salewa97:
Peter Obi should be consistent.

In one of his previous tweets, he said he would only respond to issues that are important.

Is this important?

so youths unemployment is not important bah? I never know the IQ wey you go left behind for your unborn grandchildren

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by Sermwell(m): 4:11pm On Dec 17, 2025

Obi should just allow some useless Nigerians to suffer from this useless government! You'll see some hungry nitwits come here to attack Obi! grin

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by CodeTemplarr: 4:12pm On Dec 17, 2025

79m of the 80m from anambra.

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by Max24: 4:12pm On Dec 17, 2025

Obi and cho, cho, cho. How many did he employ when he was gov for 8 years in Anambra? Rather he even sacked Non-Anambra indigenes in the Civil Service.

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by Riskymarvelous(m): 4:13pm On Dec 17, 2025

CodeTemplarr:
79m of the 80m from anambra.

sound like JERBOA animal which one is 79m of the 80m from Anambra did he mention any State there?

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by untoldtruth: 4:14pm On Dec 17, 2025

Salewa97:
Peter Obi should be consistent.

In one of his previous tweets, he said he would only respond to issues that are important.

Is this important?

If this isn't important, pray...what is?

Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by Wickedtruths: 4:14pm On Dec 17, 2025

This guy ehn, chochocho. Emergency Messiah

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by Reference(m): 4:16pm On Dec 17, 2025

Salewa97:
Peter Obi should be consistent.

In one of his previous tweets, he said he would only respond to issues that are important.

Is this important?

Of course it is not important to government.
But it is important to Banditry PLC.
Continue playing games.

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by greatiyk4u(m): 4:16pm On Dec 17, 2025

Salewa97:
Peter Obi should be consistent.

In one of his previous tweets, he said he would only respond to issues that are important.

Is this important?

At the moment there is no issue more important than massive youths unemployment

Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by seunoyeleyep(f): 4:19pm On Dec 17, 2025

Salewa97:
Peter Obi should be consistent.

In one of his previous tweets, he said he would only respond to issues that are important.

Is this important?

Omo. APC has really sunk this country. I hope you know you are among the jobless youths he is trying to protect.

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by Burob: 4:21pm On Dec 17, 2025

kingbee90:
Instead of this APC-led Government to give employment to Nigerian youths or at least create an enabling environment where youths can be self-employed, they are engaging & employing more e-warriors like helinues, Jamo & this nitwit below my comment to defend their incompetence.

They need to be rejected.

Can u please tell us how many jobs your state & local government created for u & your people based on their comparative advantages?

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by SpiritualWealth: 4:21pm On Dec 17, 2025

Unemployment Is A Dysfunction Of The Governmental Jobs Creation Board.

However,

Joblessness Is The Dysfunction Of Self From Working And Improving One's Potential.

"Joblessness Is Not A Root Cause Of Unemployment".

The Enslaving-Indoctrinated-Mental-Wiring Of HOPING To Get A Job Before One Can Achieve Financial Liberation Is The CAUSE For The Over 80 Million Jobless Nigerians.

Fix The Financial Direction Of The Educational System Of Nigeria, You'll Fix The Unemployment Problem, Joblessness Problem, Hunger & Starvation Problems And Insecurity Problems In Nigeria.

Point Every Child Back To AGRICULTURAL WEALTH GENERATIONS.

That's The Solid Financial Education That Has Been ERASED From The Mentality Of Almost Every Young Nigerian Adult.

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by Burob: 4:22pm On Dec 17, 2025

seunoyeleyep:
Omo. APC has really sunk this country. I hope you know you are among the jobless youths he is trying to protect.

Which job your state & local government create for u?abi them tell u say na Federal government from Abuja go create work for lazy people?

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by Jwens(m): 4:22pm On Dec 17, 2025

Won't you vote for him? Lol

Karlovich:
The drug lord is in for a huge surprise at the next election. We Yorubas are very disappointed in him, spits

Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by Chucks13: 4:24pm On Dec 17, 2025

Ok the way you created jobs everywhere in Anambra during your terror reign of and iron fist as the governor ba?

Pls na who this man think he wan deceive? Sometime this evil hypocrite bigot talks e forgot not everybody carre who the hell is he or who the hell is obidient to be swallowing all his shit talks.

Oga pls rest, "we" know your game it ain't Woking because you are crying over what you couldn't gave Anambra one of the smallest state in Nigeria when you are governor for 8 years.

Biko mechionu make we hear word...

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by Burob: 4:24pm On Dec 17, 2025

Jwens:
Won't you vote for him? Lol

Na lazy minded people dey wait for work from federal government.

Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by seunoyeleyep(f): 4:24pm On Dec 17, 2025

Burob:
Which job your state government create for u?abi them tell u say na Federal government go create work for lazy people from Abuja?

Come again? I think something has really gone wrong with the reasoning faculty of APC bandits. Is your question not directly supporting what Obi pointed out?

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Re: 80 Million Unemployed Youths A National Indictment, Leadership Failure – Obi by Christlike01: 4:25pm On Dec 17, 2025

How many did you employ when you served as the governor of that tiny state?

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