Nigerians react to Buhari assertion, condemning Nigerian youths as lazy in London

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said many Nigerian youths like free things based on the notion that Nigeria is an oil-rich nation. According to The Cable, 

President Buhari made this assertion while speaking at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Westminster.

The president said that Nigeria has a very young population, most of whom were uneducated but wanted everything offered them on a silver platter, just because the country is an oil-producing nation.

About the economy, we have a very young population, our population is estimated conservatively to be 180 million. This is a very conservative one. 

“More than 60 percent of the population is below 30, a lot of them haven’t been to school and they are claiming that Nigeria is an oil producing country, therefore, they should sit and do nothing, and get housing, healthcare, education free,” Buhari said.

Most Nigerians did not find that funny as they took to the social media to pour out their grievances. Here are some reactions.