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Lazy Youths: Buhari Should Apologize And Be Forgiven – Shehu Sani
By AGABA DANIEL -April 20, 2018




SHEHU Sani, Senator representing Kaduna Central, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to apologize over his remarks about Nigerian Youths.

While answering a question at the Commonwealth Business Forum in London on Wednesday, President Buhari had cause to talk about Nigerian youths.

Mr Buhari had described the youths as illiterates who are lazy and want freebies with the notion that the nation is an oil producing country.

He had said: “We have a very young population; our population is estimated conservatively to be 180 million. More than 60 per cent of the population is below the age of 30. A lot of them have not been to school and they are claiming that Nigeria has been an oil producing country, therefore they should sit and do nothing and get housing, healthcare and education free.”

His comments sparked reactions from the country’s young population who lambasted the president over his comments on them.

Defending Buhari, the Presidency blamed those it called ‘statement twisters‘ as those who manipulated the president’s comments about the youths.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement denied the president disparaged Nigerian youths, adding that, “Elementary English recognizes a wide gulf between “a lot of” and the word “all.”

Adesina asked, “How can “a lot of them,” suddenly transmogrify to mean “all of them?”

But reacting, Sani described Adesina’s statement as absurd, noting that, “The President spin doctors are trying to spray fragrances on the feces and lace the dung with olive oil.”

The lawmaker advised Mr Buhari to withdraw and tender an apology to the country’s young population.

“The President should simply withdraw the statement on the youths and apologize; and tell them what he will do for them in addition to what he had done for them,” Sani said.

He said if the president apologizes, he should be forgiven because he is a Human. Sani challenged the youths to pick the baton and lead and stop holding the Alsatian Dogs of the political elite.

“The President is a human being, he can gaffe and should be forgiven and should not be sent to the political guillotine.

“The President echos the perception of the bourgeoisie power elites,the youths must rise against it.”

Adesina’s statement has also draw wide condemnation from the young people of the country.

The remarks of the presidential aide did not go down well with a Human Rights Activist, Inibehe Effiong, prompting him to describe the attempt by Adesina to defend his principal as ‘imbecilic.’

Effiong, 29, a legal practitioner who resides in Lagos said the President remarks about Nigerian youths amounts to irresponsible assertion of deficit in governance skills while describing him as one who has no integrity.

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Proudlyngwa:
I have watched that video over and over again and am yet to see where he said Nigerian youths are lazy, can someone point to the exact spot for me.

mysyto:

Proudlyngwa:
I have watched that video over and over again and am yet to see where he said Nigerian youths are lazy, can someone point to the exact spot for me.

Mogidi:
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Watch the video again DON'T BE LAZY.
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Proudlyngwa:

I have watched the video, all I ask is point where he said lazy. Except the video I watched is different kindly give me a link and time stamp, thanks.

Mogidi:


Don't weep more than the bereaved, even his supporters have acknowledged he spoke irresponsibly.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/6997226_screenshot20180419140921_jpeg6cf225e05e3939e839f9fddc2788e1e5

Proudlyngwa:


Mr man kindly point where he called Nigerian youths lazy, I might have missed it, I have provided references to the one i watched.

Mogidi:

Sorry boss, I have better things to do than engage in meaningless debate.

Proudlyngwa:


Mr man kindly point where he called Nigerian youths lazy, I might have missed it, I have provided references to the one i watched.

Lomprico2:

Go to google (u know d site abi?) search for d meaning of lazy, u will be surprised how stupid u have been sounding when u know d meaning.

Proudlyngwa:

I know what lazy is, am surprised you need Google to explain it to you.
Now point out where they were called lazy, I believe you can point.

Proudlyngwa:

I know what lazy is, am surprised you need Google to explain it to you.
Now point out where they were called lazy, I believe you can point.

Lomprico2:





I still cant believe u are still this dumb!! Buhari did not use d word 'lazy', he used d definition!!

I knew u were too lazy to check google as I asked u. Lazy yoot!

Lomprico2:





I still cant believe u are still this dumb!! Buhari did not use d word 'lazy', he used d definition!!

I knew u were too lazy to check google as I asked u. Lazy yoot!

Kazim88:


Beyond "Lazy" , he also generalize Nigerian Youths as illiterates.. Obviously I know you would not see it and you would want me to point out where he said "illiterates" ... Right?

Wake Up.

Proudlyngwa:


Buhari was talking about an entitlement mentality exhibited by people who do not want to go to school and believe they should get everything free, because Nigeria is an oil producing nation.
You will read any meaning into any thing because you have a biased mind.
How many percent of people refuse to pay taxes, rates and levis, because of this entitlement mentality.
Like I said, you can criticise the stage he said it on, but he was absolutely correct.

Kazim88:


The stage is what we are angry about...

We know Northerners are Lazy and don't like going (no insult intended) and South easterners love Money more than their life... we know...

But don't go to UK, at the common wealth business submit... and talk filth about your people... if you don't have any good to say about Nigerians... shut up.

Proudlyngwa:


Kindly point where he generalised them as illiterates.

Kazim88:


I know you won't see it... Obviously... even if I point out when he said that Nigeria has about 180 million population, 60% of which are youth... "A lot of them have not been school "...

You would still not see it

Proudlyngwa:


Buhari's problem has always been saying it as it is.
Thank God you say the stage is the problem, other people are outrightly twisting his world.

Proudlyngwa:


Buhari was talking about an entitlement mentality exhibited by people who do not want to go to school and believe they should get everything free, because Nigeria is an oil producing nation.
You will read any meaning into any thing because you have a biased mind.
How many percent of people refuse to pay taxes, rates and levis, because of this entitlement mentality.
Like I said, you can criticise the stage he said it on, but he was absolutely correct.

Proudlyngwa:

I have watched the video, all I ask is point where he said lazy. Except the video I watched is different kindly give me a link and time stamp, thanks.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0QiTnqGoXQ

00.29 to 1.06 was talking about a lot of people not being to school and still having expectations that because they country is an oil producing nation, a lot of things should be free.
If you say the stage was wrong I agree, if you say the speech was wrong I disagree.

Proudlyngwa:


Mr man kindly point where he called Nigerian youths lazy, I might have missed it, I have provided references to the one i watched.