Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president of Nigeria, has blamed unemployment and frustration for the large-scale migration of Nigerians abroad.
The former president voiced concerns about Nigeria’s financial losses as a result of young people emigrating to other nations in search of better opportunities.
He stated, “I’m worried, particularly with the youth. I have said it before and I’ll say it again, we are all sitting on a keg of gunpowder if we ignore our youths.
“They are frustrated, they are hungry, they are unemployed, and they are angry.
“Now part of the lecture we had is the amount of money we are losing by the Nigerian youths that ‘japa’. I’m worried about that.”
