Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has tasked President Bola Tinubu-led administration to come up with means through which Nigerian youths can be fully engaged before things get out of hand.
Fielding questions from reporters in an exclusive interview with Financial Times recently, the elder statesman hinged his submission on the ongoing #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests that paralyzed businesses since August 1.
Obasanjo warned that the federal government’s refusal to heed the warning bell and address several pressing issues like hunger necessitated by food scarcity could lead to anarchy.
He maintained that youths are restive because the majority of them lack the basic skills required to make ends meet while describing Nigeria as a nation sitting on a keg of gunpowder whose explosion is just a matter of time.
“Our youth are restive. And they are restive because they have no skill.
“They have no empowerment. They have no employment. We are all sitting on a keg of gunpowder. And my prayer is that we will do the right thing before it’s too late,” he warned.
Youths across the country have embarked on protests since August 1, a development that has since escalated with reports and incidences of violence and looting recorded across the country.
