The governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has strongly attacked President Muhammadu Buhari over his comments against Nigerian Youth.
Fayose on his twitter page stated that past leaders like Buhari have mortgaged the Nigerian future.
He tweeted, “Nigerian youths are hardworking, intelligent and enterprising. Their future was mortgaged by past leaders like President Buhari, who had everything at their beck and call as youths.
“I imagine the youths of today having half of the opportunities available in the 50s and 60s.
“At 19, President Buhari left Secondary School to join the Army. At age 21, he was commissioned a second lieutenant and appointed Platoon Commander of the Second Infantry Battalion in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Where can our youths get such opportunity today?”
Speaking at the Common Wealth Business Forum in Westminster on April 18, 2018, Buhari had said that Nigerian youth don’t like to do anything because they believe their country is an oil-rich nation.
Buhari said, many Nigerian youths are not in school, yet, they want everything for free.
The president has been under attack for making such statement, one that many consider to be insulting to the youthful generation.