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Political Apathy Among The Youths by Esther Ojetunde.
“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by inferiors”- Plato Youths, most especially in a country like Nigeria, do not like to involve themselves in anything political. They prefer to spend such time or effort on things that are more social, like social events, social media and other things. Why does this happen? Did the old generation send the wrong message of what politics is to us? What effects does this cause on our nation? What can we do to salvage this situation? We will be looking at this in the course of this article. Now let us define some terms. What is Political Discourse? Political discourse “refers to the discourse practices engaged in by all actors – from politicians and organizations to citizens – in a political process.”[1] What is Social Discourse? “Social discourse is speech or text communication that involves a social element.”[2] Who is a Youth? “Youth is the time of life when one is young, and often means the time between childhood and adulthood (maturity). It is also defined as the appearance, freshness, vigor, spirit, etc., characteristic of one who is young”[3] Reasons why Youth Participate in Social Discourse. Parents and guardians of young people have not been able to understand why young people love to be more socially inclined than their generation. Taking social media for example, a parent can not rap their head around why young are constantly chatting, taking pictures, involving in challenge and checking the number of followers they have.These are some of the reasons for this; “1.Develop better social skills 2.Feel less isolated 3.Learn about new cultural and societal ideas and issues 4.Bond with their friends 5.Have fun 6.Be creative and share their own ideas with friends 7.Be better equipped to be active citizens in society 8.Develop real world skills to help them become more independent 9.Learn about world events and current affairs outside of their immediate environment”.[4] Reasons why Youth do not Participate in Political Discourse The change they want cannot be achieved in politics Lack of trust in the system. Lack of information Godfatherism 5.Absence of Security at voting centers. Other reasons why young people do not want to involve in politics or anything political are “6.The use of thugs, cultists, criminals and militants to intimidate political opponents. Hyper-critical negative media: Negative political news coverage and political criticisms, which in most cases are not always constructive, create cynicism in many Nigerians. Thus, voters are at times over-fed with falsehood and frightening images of the political environment. Illiteracy and poverty: Illiteracy and poverty are two powerful forces which militate against political participation in Nigeria. Victims of these forces have little or no interest in political activities. Failure of elected political office holders to honor electioneering promises and the imposition of candidates on voters by political parties. “[5] The change they want cannot be achieved In the world, young people are the majority. Being young is characterized by passion, energy and positive thinking. Young people believe solely in change, most live on the mantra of change being the only constant thing. Throughout time in history, young people have been seen causing great transitions, inventions and scientific discoveries. They also want to see good governance and security. They want to see a new nation, but these things are like mirages. They are dreams that are not tangible. This just discourages young people, and they just fold their ends to watch how it unfolds. Even when young people participate, it still lands in the hands of old people. It is just a cyclical system.[6] Lack of Trust in the System Trust is defined as, “firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something.”from Oxford Dictionary. A cycle of bad governance, with people having hope today and the hope getting dashed tomorrow. It becomes tough for young people to keep hope and trust in the government. The trust gets diminished, and young people get distracted in other things totally different from politics. Lack of Information Availability of information is one of the most vital keys to good governance. Making an avenue for young people to have access to public documents serves as a critical tool to shuning corruption, enabling them to participate fully in public life, making the governments more efficient, encouraging participation and investment, and then helping people exert their fundamental rights. [7] Godfatherism Godfatherism is “A form of political corruption in which an influential individual handpicks another, often less influential candidate, to attain leadership in order to exert authority or influence. This may be due to the unpopularity of one candidate, or to work around incumbency term limits”, according to Wiktionary. Godfatherism is like a cankerworm to the fabric of good governance. Where the godson has to dance to the tune of the Godfather. He listens to the will of the Godfather more than he listens to people. The God father gives him the platform to get to a position and in turn he returns the favor like a return on investment. Young people are lost not wanting to have a Godfather. You cannot beat them, you join them. The passion that comes is sipped out of them, and then they lose interest. What are the Consequences of Young People not Participating in Politics? It breeds bad leadership. It causes an economic meltdown. It reduces what democracy stands for you. Tyrant leadership There is corruption It breeds bad leadership Leadership is service. A good leader for a cause is a faithful servant to that cause. A leader that gets into office to satisfy his or her own needs would not bother about the needs of the people. In tough situations, he is not able to empathize with the people cause he has no connection to them. He sees himself like someone that just directs and not someone to emulate. A person who is not moved by insecurity once his family is safe or not concerned with the
On Nigerian Youths Trolling Angelique Kidjo by Paul Play Dairo
The minds of young people today are so fixed on fun and entertainment, so much that every other thing is irrelevant. If these kids had taken a little time to do research on who ANGELIQUE KIDJO is, I am very sure that would inform their decisions.
A Call For Urgent Action Against Sports Betting Amongst Nigerian Youths
Two things provoked this essay; first, was my walking into a plaza recently in Enugu. The plaza was seated pretty opposite the main gate of a popular university in the metropolis. In it, a big shop caught my attention. It was filled with young people, and were predominantly boys. It looked as though it was one of those business centres in Nkpokiti of those days when JAMB registration was a booming business. Many hung at the door wearing long faces. They were desperate to go in. Those inside were busy with computers and their smart phones. They had troubled faces. I was determined to gaze further inside just so I could see what items were being sold in the shop. Moving closer, I saw most of them clutching a white piece of paper. The air was pretty thick and the industrial fan was blowing hot already. It was a Saturday. It was a betting outfit. It was intense. It was on a match day and so, the place was packed with passionate fans, sporting replica jerseys and rooting for their favourite European teams. On keen observation, I noticed that the white piece of paper they held was a “ticket”. Ticket(s) are printed copies of selected games on which bets are placed. They were betting on matches being played in Europe. They could be seen putting in more money and altering bets in real time as the matches progressed. To say I was blown away by the boisterous crowd was to say the least. Further evaluation revealed they were mostly young undergraduates with strikingly identical age brackets. Then, my mind quickly walked down memory lane to my undergraduate days back then in the university. Little would you see such a charged atmosphere around any shop. Jukwuese, my hostel mate would tell me how he would board a bus from perm site down to temp site just so he could stake his bet prediction. He had indeed become addicted to the extent he would travel the full distance. But then, the good thing was that he does so secretly because sport betters were scorned and so, they were pretty few. But the society has changed; betting companies are now littered everywhere. Sport betting automatically has become the trending game. Individuals seemingly make gains from sport by successfully predicting the outcome of various sport events in a competition, tournament or league. In Nigeria, football betting has taken a new turn and the popular ones most youths are engaged in include: Naira Bet, Bet 9ja, Sure Bet, Winners Golden Bet, 1960 Bet, Merry Bet, Bet Colony, Stakers Den, while the foreign betting games include but not limited to: Bet 360, Bet 365, 1x Bet, 24H Bet, 368 Bet, Apollo Bet, Bet-at-Home. Typically, all the aforementioned betting companies create an open platform for interested persons to predict the outcome of a game – Football, Basketball, Car race, Hockey, Dog race, Virtual among others. Fans that predict correctly are rewarded and those whose predictions were wrong lose their monies. This is fast becoming the order in Nigeria. The predominance of boys in the betting shop indicated that males are more involved in sport betting than the females. This may be as a result of the natural inclination in most men to be involved in activities-based endeavours like sporting. The few girls I saw in the betting shop perhaps represent the female minority that are passive sport betters. Walking down approximately 4 – electric poles down same road, I witnessed a second incident that provoked this essay; it was a banner with the inscription, ‘Make one million with a N200 bet’. This inscription provoked my thinking immediately so much so I wondered if it were a money doubling invitation. But it was not. It was indeed a betting promise of a life time. If there were a third incident that provoked this essay, it would be that I got home same day to be greeted with my little cousin being heavily beaten. You know his offence? Well, a Bet9ja ticket was found in his bag. After siesta, his bag was presented for the customary review of the day’s class exercises alongside his take home assignments. It was in the process the betting ticket was found. He was in senior secondary one, and was aged 15. Further interrogation revealed that he and his friends would skip classes to visit the Bet9ja shop around Mbanefo street where their school was located to play their predicted matches. It’s therefore established that sports betting is currently a very popular gambling activity with Nigerian young people. Technological advancement has helped to increase the dynamics of betting, so much so that these young ones only need to sit in their room to apply for a matching forecast. The good? In a chat with ‘The Guardian’, managing director of ZenithBet, a licensed betting company in the country, Tope Fagbuaro noted that irrespective of what people think about sports betting, the companies are really empowering Nigeria, especially the youth, and in doing so, help to curb crime among them. Quoting him further, he said, “The issue of unemployment cannot be over emphasized. Lots of youths are jobless and few of us decided that we want to be independent and create employment, which is key in the country. Betting has drastically reduced the crime rate. So, government needs to assist us in terms of finance…” The bad and the ugly? For many people, sports betting may be seen as empowerment and a way to reduce crime. But for others, especially the young ones, it can be both problematic and addictive with serious negative effects. With sports betting, comes the incidence of gambling related problems such as borrowing, indebtedness, anxiety, and emotional worries in event of loss of money placed on stakes. Other ugly incidences related to sports betting include bankruptcy, job loss, the use and abuse of substances, depression and addiction. Sports betting among youths also results to poor academic standing. Researchers have established a correlation between poor academic performance and sports betting. They disclosed that heavy online sport betting was associated with poor grades. In the meantime, the extensive availability of betting houses and the legalization of its publicity have been identified as contributory to the public health and addiction concerns of these young ones. Our youths have therefore become addicted to search for easy success; no one preaches the virtue of self-contentment nor hard work any longer. His pastor or Imam helps his daydreaming by telling him prosperity tales that do not feature hard work. The nosediving economy has not helped matters either. Betting also increases frustration tendencies. I heard about a 100 level student who used his school fees to bet online, and has never stopped regretting his actions after he lost. Quite sadly, he lost his admission. A whole year’s efforts completely wasted. Thus, the rigorous preparation to write another university tertiary matriculation examination, (UTME) looking him in the face. Of course, he wouldn’t just laugh
Sports Betting: A Greek Gift To Unemployed Youths by Oluka Emmanuel.
Introduction From the streets of Lagos, to the creeks of the Niger-Delta; from the savannas of the middle belt, to the hinterlands of the north, you cannot but agree that sports betting have permeated these spaces and have found sweeping acceptance. With each day, comes the proliferation of sports betting houses and the emergence of new dimension(s) to its voyage and acceptance, leaving in its trail, a blend of bitter and sweet experiences in the lives of the youths. One may wonder what “sports betting” is all about; it involves the activity of predicting sports results and placing a wager (bet) on the outcome. It is regarded a booming business for betting companies. According to an earlier report by Nairametrics, roughly 60 million Nigerians between the ages of 18 and 40 are actively involved in sports betting. Interestingly, this is the age bracket where the youths belong. It is therefore a huge business enterprise that continues to thrive, not just because there is a population for it, but because, Nigerians love sports a lot. Safe it is, based on this premise to say that these businesses should have no reason to worry or lose any sleep. While there have been concerns on whether sports betting is truly a sustainable business model or a ploy by investors to exploit the income and vulnerability of most young Nigerians, this essay takes a visible approach; it presents sports betting as a potential Greek gift, that has propensity to wreck far reaching menacing consequences on the unemployed youths if care is not taken to handle and channel it properly. Meanwhile, a “Greek gift” as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary is a gift given, or a favour done with a treacherous purpose. This means that such a gift presents hidden or unpredictable dangers and has the likelihood to trick and cause harm to the recipient(s). This definition sets the tone for this essay; it establishes a nexus between the various arguments for, and against sports betting and tries to find a common, non-detrimental ground for the youths in the long run. The gains… There is no gainsaying that if properly harnessed, sports betting have the capacity to increase the revenues of a state through taxes and levies paid to the government. Many see it as a gift of financial independence, providing a means of livelihood for the betting operators who are mostly young adults. In a chat with The Guardian, managing director of ZenithBet, a licensed betting company in the country, Tope Fagbuaro noted that “irrespective of what people think about sports betting, the (betting) companies are really empowering Nigeria, especially the youths, and in doing so, help to curb crime among them”. Quoting him further, he said, “The issue of unemployment cannot be over emphasized. Lots of youths are jobless and few of us decided that we want to be independent and create employment, which is key in the country”. In a related development, Jukwuese, a graduate of Estate Management in a chat with Saturday PUNCH said, “It is true that Sports betting is not really a job but, it has been my sole source of income for a while now; I don’t win all the time but on the average, I do win quite often. Somehow it happens that I am making a living from it; so, for me, in the absence of a full-time employment, betting could as well be my job at the moment”. Jukwuese thus represents a demographic of numerous unemployed Nigerian youths who have embraced sports betting as a means of livelihood. And to be honest, it is better than resorting to crime in other to make ends meet. Meanwhile, the classification of Nigeria as the poverty capital of the world according to a report by the Brookings Institution, when juxtaposed with the unemployment rate, suggests that sports betting could be a means of escaping the endemic economic situation in the country. The pains… On the one hand, many may see sports betting as empowerment and a way to reduce crime, while on the other hand, others view it to be both problematic and addictive with serious negative effects on young adults. A man who battled sports betting addiction once said, “When I won games, the urge to want more from the betting platform couldn’t be resisted; I would be forced to wager one more and one more rolled into two more and so, my personal savings many times, ended in oblivion. Yet, the jackpot rarely came. At some points, when I lost bets, it births the urge to keep playing, rather than prompt me to walk away. At that level, I had indeed become an addict, and the level of addiction had assumed frightening dimensions. Such dimensions involved me running up huge debts and even stealing money to wager a bet. I would borrow money to stake a bet with hopes of paying back when I won; but in most cases, that doesn’t happen”. Unfortunately this remains the tale of most sports bettors as reports show that there are more pains than gains. With sports betting, comes other problems such as borrowing, indebtedness, anxiety, and emotional worries in the event of loss of money placed on wagers. Other ugly incidences related to sports betting include bankruptcy, job loss, use and abuse of substances, depression and stealing. Some are even lured into ritualism, which involve the use of “good luck charms” to improve their chances of winning. Our youths have therefore become addicted to search for easy success; no one preaches the virtue of self-contentment or hard to them. Their religious leaders help their daydreaming by telling them prosperity tales that do not feature hard work. The nose-diving economy wouldn’t help matters either. Much as sports betting presents itself a gift in the form of employment, empowerment and a seemingly lure away from crime, the truth remains that there is every probability that once the youths get too much involved in it, and
Nigeria Is Right, Nigerians Are Wrong by Paul Ojocheyi.
My back leaned comfortably on my little reading table. It was a cool evening, and I had chosen to stay alone in my room. There was absolute silence, except the tick of the rotating arms of my broken clock on the wall. I turned on my ricktety radio on my study table for a little entertainment and enlightenment. Fortunately, there was a program commemorating the sixtieth independence anniversary of Nigeria on the radio station I tuned to. I listened for about an hour before the audience were given an opportunity to air their views. I dialled the phone number of the radio station only to discover that I had no airtime. I rushed through the hallway of my hostel to meet a lady in our hostel common room to purchase an airtime. I returned back to my room to make a phone call to express my views. It seemed so hard to get my call connected to them because of the multitude of people attempting to call them. After several attempts, my phone call connected with the radio presenters, and I expressed my thoughts with pains in my heart. “Little by little, our entity is lost as a country. Step by step, we move away from patriotism. The citizens blame only the government for being corrupt, meanwhile, corruption is cemented in the hearts of almost all Nigerians. We pay attention to understand the whole problem, but we fail to realize that our challenges need to be broken into pieces, and treated as tiny fragments. We need to cuddle with the words of Ellen Hopkins: “Sometimes the little things in life mean the most”. Nigerians have to start rebuilding Nigeria from little by developing our minds”. “Nigeria is celebrating her sixtieth anniversary after Independence with a smile on the face, but with injuries in the heart. Every citizen blames the government without even knowing that the government is the people. An average Nigerian condemns the presidency for the current increment in the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) pump price, but still exploits people if given the tiniest opportunity.” “The government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria does not get only an iota of praise from most of it’s citizens. The citizens on the other hand do not have the power to blame the government completely. A Nigerian who is comfortable with throwing wastes on the ground to litter the environment has no power to blame the government for not doing what is expected of them. A Nigerian that is greedy, and does not wait for the traffic light to turn green before moving his/her on the road should not have the guts to blame the government. A Nigerian that skips queue on the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) does not have the right to blame the government. If we change our usual habits, we will turn our despair as a nation to our power. That is why the little things matter most. They make the bigger things better.” “In as much as these attitudes portrayed by Nigerians are bad, the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is not exempted from blame for the despair roaming with pride within the borders of the country. Presently, there is flood in Kogi State, Delta State, and many more states in Nigeria. The government does very little to curb this challenge. The flood in Lokoja, Kogi State has swallowed up part of the main expressroad in the state. Recently, the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja, was shut down because some gunned men attacked the hospital, and several citizens that were patients in the hospital were thrown into confusion and absolute difficulty. The government did not intervene quite well to ensure most people, despite being moved from the hospital are still taken care of.” “A country that does not have a standard health system, and most of its political leaders receive medical care outside its borders is in shambles. A country that always has its educational system disrupted by either The National Union of Teachers (NUT), Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COESU), and other academic labour unions is in chains. A country where some state civil servants are being paid percentages from their salaries is in bondage. A country that embraces tribalism is enslaved. We are expected to be United in our diversity. A country that cannot boast of good roads is in despair. A country that has Hydro Electric Power Generation dams, but lacks electricity is in shame. A country that most of it’s citizens do not have access to good water supply is in sorrow. The graveyards of all our late independence fighters would be bathed with tears if only the dead could cry. It will be sorrowful for them to see the nation they fought for being trambled upon by it’s citizens and leaders.” “Conclusively , I’ll like you all to know that Nigeria as a landmass and enclosed border is blessed, but Nigerians are wrong. Nigeria does not make Nigerians, rather, it is Nigerians that make Nigeria. Mahatma Gandhi said “Be the change you want to see in the world”. Nigerians have to be the change we want to see when we celebrate our 61st independence anniversary on October 1st, 2021″. I dropped the call when I finished talking, and I felt a little relief off the worries in my heart for my dear country. Nigeria cannot change Nigerians, only Nigerians can change Nigeria. Ojocheyi wrote in via paulojocheyi@gmail.com
When Will The Nigerian Youths Be Attentive? by Chisom Precious
“I Stan Erica” “ I Stan laycon” and that has been how I watch the BBNaija show with no gotv or dstv subscription. Everyday am constantly being slapped in the face with updates from this reality show. Over the years the Nigerian creative industry has kept the Nigerian citizens some what happy and forgetful of the inevitable hardship in the country. These shows act like a momentary anaesthetic , numbing the pain of the imminent failure our dear country is tilting to. Viral shows like BBNaija, project fame West Africa, Malta Guinness dance all, Nigeria got talent, The voice Nigeria, gulder Ultimate search, who wants to be a millionaire and so on were created to entertain the populace,which it has done so incredibly well. Shows like this present the wonderful talents of Nigerians. They also served as a platform for their contestants, the actual starting point to stardom for some of them. Without these shows there would be no Chidinma Ekile, Ebuka obi- uchendu, Kunle Remi,Uti Nwachukwu ,the famous tacha and mercy of BBNaija and a host of others. These shows have also displayed the vast Nigerian tribes and culture, explored it’s various beautiful landscapes thereby giving future tourists a reason to visit Nigeria. I for one took a liking to shows like the maltina dance all, gulder ultimate search and specially the who wants to be a millionaire, for it increased the span of my knowledge and encouraged me to know more. Now we are in the internet age where you can get answers to all you seek just by putting it on a search engine and whether we like it or not the response we get shape how we view things. This is also an era where young adults and youths have their values built around Facebook, Instagram or Twitter posts. As of now their views on certain issues vary from the usual because they are ‘stanning‘ and ‘restaning‘ one celebrity cum role model. It is now a show me who you Stan and I’ll tell you what you character could be like thing. The reality show, Big brother Naija which began in the year 2006 since it’s inception has not done the best of work in helping the youths morally.The airing of live sex has absolutely no impact on the viewers.With the corona virus stopping Schools and jobs, leaving a greater part of the populace which are young adults and youths idle, it became a thriving ground for the reality show . Statistics says that during the final week of the show in 2019 it garnered up to 50 million votes and 240 million votes for a two weeks duration. This would leave you to imagine the numbers it would pull in this year, all thanks to the lockdown too. In the course of watching this show our youths lose themselves, often forgetting what the real problem is and what to focus there energy on. Due to the love they have for their favorite contestant, they end up endorsing absurd behaviors displayed by this said contestant, and that can act as a yardstick they use to judge themselves. Unemployment has been on the rise since the beginning of the pandemic and the government has not been considerate either. It’s no news that the electricity tariffs and fuel price has been increased. Fuel which was formally sold 125 naira is now sold 160 naira per litre, and electricity units for a prepaid meter which was 15 units for 500 naira is now 8 units for 500 naira. Such a drastic change. This will bring about the hike in most things thereby making life harder for the average Nigerian. Issues like I mentioned is yet to trend like the disqualification of a certain Big brother Naija housemate. Some fans of the said housemate went as far as donating money for her. A go fund me account was created and a whopping sum of 15 thousand dollars was raised in 5hours . In pidgin English I would say e weak me, at that point I now understood that the youth have indeed a long way to go. In my honest opinion we should all laugh off our stress and entertain our selves, but when that serves as a way to avoid important things which should be our priority, it poses more of a problem than an entertainment. Also with the way things are going I wonder what will become of our youths in years to come. The amount of attention given to frivolities is a cause to worry .This leaves me with the question, Are we truly what our dear president called us? “The lazy Nigerian youth”. Arueze Chisom Precious, a passionate writer can be reached through sommytilly1402@gmail.com
Buhari on Nigerian youths by Tribune.
Tribune succinctly dissects the raging controversy over Buhari’s recent comments about some Nigerian youths in this editorial.. read on ——————————————————————————————————————————LAST week, President Muhammadu Buhari was at the Guild Hall, London, where he addressed participants at the Commonwealth Business Forum on trade and investment and how to bring about sustainable development in Commonwealth countries. As it happens, it was not the president’s keynote speech to the well-attended forum that made the news. Rather, it was an aspect of his response to a set of questions regarding investor confidence in the Nigerian economy. Furthermore, and to be fair to the president, he never used the word “lazy” to describe young people in Nigeria. As a matter of fact, his exact words were as follows: “We have a very young population. More than 60 per cent of the population is below the age of 30. A lot of them haven’t 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, education free.” While we note for the sake of accuracy that the president did not in fact use the word “lazy” in his reference to young people in Nigeria, this should not be interpreted as condoning his bad judgment. Several things were indeed wrong with the president’s remarks. First, President Buhari was addressing an international audience comprising investors who were eagerly reading the tea leaves on the direction of the Nigerian economy. He had a moral responsibility, as Nigeria’s chief salesperson, to render the country in a good light and pump up its appeal. Sadly, the president failed in this crucial duty. If the investors had any lingering doubts about the prospects of investing in Nigeria, the president reinforced them. Second, President Buhari appears to have a jaundiced and terribly misinformed understanding of Nigerian youths, who have been making a splash in, of all places, London, the venue of his address. If it is true that young people in Nigeria insist on sitting and “doing nothing and get housing, healthcare, education free,” how does he square that with the reality of youth emigration from Nigeria, and the fact that thousands of young Nigerians consistently flourish in the western countries to which the situation in Nigeria has driven them? As we speak, Nigerians are model minorities in many western countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States, in large part because of the drive, appetite and dogged entrepreneurship of young Nigerian immigrants. So impressed was Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg with the ingenuity of Nigerian youths that, during his visit to the country in June 2016, he donated $24 million towards the training of software developers. Third, President Buhari, not for the first time, missed a golden opportunity to say something profound about a genuine sociopolitical problem. Perhaps the president genuinely believes that a redistributive mindset is a problem in Nigeria, and that Nigerian youths hanker after handouts. If that were true, the onus is on the president to comment intelligently on the issue, grounding it in a deeper sociological discussion. As it is, we don’t really know what the president concretely believes, or whether he has contemplated this matter with any degree of intensity. What we do know is that, yet again, President Buhari addressed an international forum without any prior preparation, and having failed to acquaint himself with the basics of his subject matter. It is upsetting that President Buhari failed to show that he understands the character or needs of the young people he purports to govern.
