Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he is not comfortable with the increasing rate of un-employment in Nigeria.

According to Punch Newspapers, the former President said if nothing is done to address the issue, “the country may be sitting on a keg of gun powder.”

He said this on Saturday, November 29, 2015, at the 16th and 17th convocation of the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State.

In his words, “If there is no job for the unemployed to feed themselves and also to contribute to the development of the country then, we will all be sitting on a keg of gun powder.

“We should be able to break the cycle of poverty, through job and wealth creations. We can achieve this at both the federal, state, local, family and individual levels.

“We must all see education as a tool for making positive contributions to our country. But, if after your education, there is no job, you must be able to think outside the box positively, that is one advantage education has provided for you and not making you a tool for evil machinations.”

OBJ also advised the graduands to think innovatively for ways to make a living on their own as entrepreneurs.

The former President was awarded a doctorate degree in political science by the Tai Solarin University of Education.

Former President Olusegun Mathew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo, (GCFR), was President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007


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Him business.... Baboon in human cloth

OBJ, you are part of Nigeria problem

A bit old.

I know some wanking IPOD louts must have rushed in here excitedly with vaseline in one hand and their diiicks in the other hoping he must have made the statement with respect to the disturbances in the SE only to see, disappointingly, he was referring to the rate of unemployment.

They would leave without dropping their stupid comments.

onajo2000:
OBJ, you are part of Nigeria problem

Ditto

Keg of gun powder ko..... Keg of garri powder ni....

Teaching us what we knew already.... what we knew u never cared about when u have the power to make provision for youth employment....

OBJ is one of Nigeria problem. How many job did u creat during your 8yrs in office? Instead you where afteqg third term. OBJ be ashame. Where is Nigeria $16 billion?

The zoo MUST fall

omenka:
A bit old.

I know some wanking IPOD louts must have rushed in here excitedly with vaseline in one hand and their diiicks in the other hoping he must have made the statement with respect to the disturbances in the SE only to see, disappointingly, he was referring to the rate of unemployment.

They would leave without dropping their stupid comments.

NO IPOD or ipad is necesary we need to fix this change thing

Dear Sir,

I have been - and remain - a committed OBJ admirer for a million years. However, please kindly proffer solution(s) to unemployment in Nigeria. Just talking about it at any opportunity is definitely not a solution. To me, it appears to be the political equivalent of football showboating. Do something about it NOW Sir! Advise PMB on the way forward? Just my opinion. Have a nice day.

Signed: MyMadam

omenka:
A bit old.

I know some wanking IPOD louts must have rushed in here excitedly with vaseline in one hand and their diiicks in the other hoping he must have made the statement with respect to the disturbances in the SE only to see, disappointingly, he was referring to the rate of unemployment.

They would leave without dropping their stupid comments.

Oga obj,how ,many job did you create.

It is possible to sit on gun powder for years. Dont just allow fire to near where u sit! Gbam!

omenka:
A bit old.

I know some wanking IPOD louts must have rushed in here excitedly with vaseline in one hand and their diiicks in the other hoping he must have made the statement with respect to the disturbances in the SE only to see, disappointingly, he was referring to the rate of unemployment.

They would leave without dropping their stupid comments.

More important world media are already talking about it while you and your incestous obj are talking about it everyday. Your views are irrelevant. Biafra doesn't depend on your feelings.

I smell banana

cutekhalifa:
Him business.... Baboon in human cloth

Take a second view,still a little bit hamndsomer than ur father

Use ur brain...reason what he said not how he looks..mumu

SStupid aasss, how many jobs was created under him,as a military, or as a civilian president? I wonder why the press are still talking to people like this

THIS IS WHAT HE TWEETED...

omenka:
A bit old.

I know some wanking IPOD louts must have rushed in here excitedly with vaseline in one hand and their diiicks in the other hoping he must have made the statement with respect to the disturbances in the SE only to see, disappointingly, he was referring to the rate of unemployment.

They would leave without dropping their stupid comments.

you masturbate a lot.

the only saint in nija politics . you be serious problem to nija .

This incestuous he goat always has something to say after sleeping with one of his numerous daughters-in-law. He must have finished dancing makossa with Tonto Dike before coming out to utter rubbish about youth unemployment - a problem he contributed greatly to.

omenka:
A bit old.

I know some wanking IPOD louts must have rushed in here excitedly with vaseline in one hand and their diiicks in the other hoping he must have made the statement with respect to the disturbances in the SE only to see, disappointingly, he was referring to the rate of unemployment.

They would leave without dropping their stupid comments.

It's obvious you are being traumatized and obsessed with IPOB and Biafrans, the funny thing is that Biafrans don't even know you exist.

Baba won't stop dishing out advises or pointing out problems that he never attended to during his 8 good years!

He just needs to fade out of public eye and go enjoy the rest of his old age in quiet with his grand kids.