President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his pleasure in the Nigerian youths, says they’re excelling at home and abroad.
Buhari said the country will welcome inputs and investments from compatriots with international exposure for the economy to thrive.
Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, reported that the President stated this at a town hall meeting with Nigerians in the Diaspora on the sidelines of the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, CHOGM, in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday.
Buhari was quoted as saying, “It gives me great pleasure to be in Kigali, Rwanda and to meet with you, members of the Nigerian Diaspora as part of my regular meetings with Nigerians wherever I visit other countries.
“Let me begin by congratulating and commending Yewande Adebowale for emerging as one of the top four winners at the Commonwealth Youth competition at the Kigali Startup Festival 2022 at the Commonwealth Youth Forum.
“I also commend Esther Olanrewaju and Favour Aderinto who are recipients of the Lakshmi Subramanian CMU-Africa Student Excellence Awards for Masters in Information Technology and Electrical and Computer Engineering.
‘‘I am proud of you all, and I remain ever proud of our Nigerian youths excelling at home and abroad.”
The president urged the young people to be of good behavior, because their actions will speak volumes about Nigeria, Buhari said, “People would read and know Nigeria by your actions and activities.”
‘‘Our government is determined to work with Nigerians both at home and abroad to develop our economy and create a nation that is productive, peaceful, and caters for the needs of its citizens.
‘‘We are also working assiduously to protect all Nigerians, whether at home or abroad, to feel safe and attain their full potentials in life,’’ The President added.
The comments by the president are contrary to what he had said earlier when he called the Nigerian youths “lazy”.
His earlier comments attracted some negative responses from young Nigerians who were sorely displeased with the comments of the president.
