Friday, 22 March 2013

Nigeria sitting on keg of gunpowder - OBASANJO


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The Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo, has warned that Nigeria is sitting on a keg of gunpowder, considering the high level of graduate unemployment and poverty in the Nigeria.

The former president said on Thursday while delivering lecture as a guest lecturer at the annual lecture of the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), in Ilorin.

“The number of Nigerian universities is growing to about 150 now, we have a problem. The graduates coming out of the universities do not have hope of getting employment. This means we are sitting on a keg of gunpowder. 

“An idle hand is the devil’s workshop. But I also think that a hopeless idle hand is tinder box,” he said.

“The number of Nigerian universities is growing to about 150 now, we have a problem. The graduates coming out of the universities do not have hope of getting employment. This means we are sitting on a keg of gunpowder. He lamented.

He also said, “Agriculture is a key component of African economies” and lamented at the low capacity of agribusiness owners in the country.

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