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Tinubu echoes Buhari’s take, says Nigerian youths are lazy, not ready to work
The Senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, Oluremi Tinubu has declared that youths of today are lazy and not ready to earn a living.
The wife of a former Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu while re-echoing the thoughts of President Muhammdu Buhari, was quoted to have said during a Lagos Television programme that most youths in Lagos would come to her husband’s house, claiming “they want to enjoy Asiwaju’s money.”
Speaking further during the TV show, she said; “most of these youths don’t want to work”, adding that “the moment you give them work to do, they fall sick.”
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She added that youths of nowadays are interested in making quick money, “but they don’t want to work before making the money. Our youths are very rude because they want to be like all those people abroad.”
However, Tinubu said her New Era Foundation Patience Home had concluded plans to empower scores of youths in her senatorial district.
The lawmaker further disclosed that 10 youths each from all the local governments under Lagos CentraI would benefit from the empowerment initiative.
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