#LazyNigerianYouths gets Wikipedia page

Exactly one week ago when President Muhammadu Buhari
spoke at a forum during the Commonwealth summit, he obviously did
not anticipate the backlash.

Buhari had said many youth in Nigeria sit down and do nothing,
yet expect to get everything free because their country is an oil
producing nation.

He had been asked why he did not sign the African Continental
Free Trade Agreement in Rwanda last month but his response was not
only off-target, it hit the “uneducated” Nigerian youth below the
belt.

TheCable had reported the story and within the twinkle of an
eye, there was a massive backlash on social media — and the hashtag
#LazyNigerianYouth started trending.

The hashtag has recorded hundreds of thousands of tweets and
millions of expressions in less than a week.

The youth seized the opportunity to showcase to the world the
ingenuity of their trade and expertise as Nigerians.

Comedians, musicians, and artists were not left behind. Fela
Anikulapo Kuti, the musical prophet, was brought back to life to
join on this trend.

The latest is the creation of a Wikipedia page tagged: “Lazy
Nigerian Youths”. Wikipedia described it as a social media outrage
by Nigerian youth.

“The Lazy Nigerian Youths (Also known as “#LazyNigerianYouth” or
simply “#LazyYouth”) is a social media revolt by Nigerian youths
against their President, Muhammadu Buhari,” read the information on
the page.

“While speaking at the Commonwealth Business Forum in
Westminster in April Buhari said a lot of Nigerian youths have not
been to school and they want everything free because the country is
an oil-producing state. [1] But the Nigerian youths will not have
any of it as they soon took to social media to protest against the
comment of the number one citizen of the country.

“After a report of the event by TheCable Staff Writer, Mayowa
Tijani[3], who happened to be the only Nigerian journalist allowed
to attend the business forum, the Nigerian social media space went
angry at the comment with millions of Nigerian youths tweeting
about their ventures and how they work hard to make a living in a
country that has done little to help her citizens survive.”

Wikipedia said the controversy had been recieved in different
ways, with some using it as a business opportunity.

Exactly one week ago when President Muhammadu Buhari
spoke at a forum during the Commonwealth summit, he obviously did
not anticipate the backlash.

Buhari had said many youth in Nigeria sit down and do nothing,
yet expect to get everything free because their country is an oil
producing nation.

He had been asked why he did not sign the African Continental
Free Trade Agreement in Rwanda last month but his response was not
only off-target, it hit the “uneducated” Nigerian youth below the
belt.

TheCable had reported the story and within the twinkle of an
eye, there was a massive backlash on social media — and the hashtag
#LazyNigerianYouth started trending.

The hashtag has recorded hundreds of thousands of tweets and
millions of expressions in less than a week.

The youth seized the opportunity to showcase to the world the
ingenuity of their trade and expertise as Nigerians.

Comedians, musicians, and artists were not left behind. Fela
Anikulapo Kuti, the musical prophet, was brought back to life to
join on this trend.

The latest is the creation of a Wikipedia page tagged: “Lazy
Nigerian Youths”. Wikipedia described it as a social media outrage
by Nigerian youth.

“The Lazy Nigerian Youths (Also known as “#LazyNigerianYouth” or
simply “#LazyYouth”) is a social media revolt by Nigerian youths
against their President, Muhammadu Buhari,” read the information on
the page.

“While speaking at the Commonwealth Business Forum in
Westminster in April Buhari said a lot of Nigerian youths have not
been to school and they want everything free because the country is
an oil-producing state. [1] But the Nigerian youths will not have
any of it as they soon took to social media to protest against the
comment of the number one citizen of the country.

“After a report of the event by TheCable Staff Writer, Mayowa
Tijani[3], who happened to be the only Nigerian journalist allowed
to attend the business forum, the Nigerian social media space went
angry at the comment with millions of Nigerian youths tweeting
about their ventures and how they work hard to make a living in a
country that has done little to help her citizens survive.”

Wikipedia said the controversy had been recieved in different
ways, with some using it as a business opportunity.