Our greatest asset is our youth‬ - Atiku

Atiku Abubakar, a former vice-president of Nigeria has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent comments in Britain that Nigerian youths are lazy, not ready to work and uneducated.

In a statement on social media, Atiku pointed out that Nigerian youths are very hardworking, adding that oil was not the country’s greatest asset.

He said;

“I will never refer to Nigeria’s youth as people who sit and do nothing. They are hardworking. I should know, I have thousands of youths working for me all over the country who have been the backbone to our success.
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I’ve always said oil is not Nigeria’s greatest asset. Our greatest asset is our youth‬ who created Nollywood out of nothing and an entertainment industry that is second to none in Africa.

Our youth are charting new frontiers; creating a huge tech industry on their own!
Their entrepreneurial spirit, work ethic, and creative abilities are things of pride and should be applauded, encouraged and nurtured.”