The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has described the controversial statement made by President Muhammadu Buhari regarding some Nigerian youth as “apt, precise and succinct”.

Buhari while speaking at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Westminster, said some Nigerian youths sit at home and do nothing.


The statement sparked a lot of controversy.

However, in a statement on Monday, MURIC’s Director, Ishaq Akintola said Buhari was not the first Nigerian leader to have described people as lazy.

According to him, former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar; Seriake Dickson, governor of Bayelsa state; and ex-military president, Ibrahim Babangida had directed such statements at Nigerians.

The statement reads, “The problem with Nigerians is that they always run away from reality. Not known for verbosity, our president has hit the nail on the head,” the statement read.


“The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) contends that the president’s description of the Nigerian situation regarding its youths was apt, precise and succinct. Many of our youths are lazy but we don’t want to admit it. Instead of commending this truthful leader, we started calling him names.

“Nigerians need to contextualise the president’s comment. We have seen many youths functioning as political thugs as the 2019 general elections approach. What of the ‘agberos’ or touts who have now spilled out of motor parks unto the streets and bus stops? What responsible work are they doing? Are they not youths?

“We have forgotten that Buhari is not the only leader who described Nigerians and the youth in particular in this manner. Governor Dickson in a media chat on 17th may, 2016 was alleged to have said, ‘Bayelsans are so lazy, they want everything free, they don’t want to work’.

“The 25th September 2017 edition of a northern-based newspaper also reportedly quoted Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as saying, “Northerners are lazy” while General Babangida (rtd) allegedly opined during a BBC Hausa service interview of 16th April, 2010, The Nigerian youth is useless, cannot lead.


“Senator Shehu Sani added flavour to this in December 2017 when he reportedly said ‘Northerners are "lazy".

http://dailypost.ng/2018/04/23/atiku-ibb-dickson-called-nigerian-youths-lazy-muric-defends-buhari/

MURIC, Akintola and the entire terrorist group can go n die.

Its northern youths that are lazy. We the southern youths should not allow this northern lazy people to rule us again.

anonymuz:
Its northern youths that are lazy. We the southern youths should not allow this northern lazy people to rule us again.

Take heart bro,politics is a game of numbers and your northern nemeses have the numbers working in their advantage.

but atiku is trying to vindicate himself.... he wants to scam us abi? thunder fire him left balls

'Youth' is plural ooooooo!

Why is everybody like this? It's irritating!

we Don hear.We don't want OUR ANCESTORS to rule ova us again..Nah demand say your are the leader of tomorrow. Nah wen tomorrow go reach

buhari reaction why reading this news with osibade

So because other people called youths lazy, bubu is justified when he said his own, smh!!!

the issue now is that where he said it was wrong in all ramification, they asked him a question on investment, all he could think of is to insult and belittle the next generation, does that even sound right to sane people

religion of peace

This is the real definition of zombieism.

Earthbound:
'Youth' is plural ooooooo!

Why is everybody like this? It's irritating!

"Youth" is plural, agreed, it can also be singular, so name the particular "Youth" bubu was refering to since that's what you mean, and while you are at it, ask yourself why he used "they" and "them" in the remaining part of his speech since he's refering to one person according to you and your brain.

So why is d Moslem assciatn tryin to defend his statemnt..dis ppl r sooooo sick..Apologise n lt everytin die dwn u dnt wnt to..

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I was thinking that a group like MURIC should be non-partisan. So, they are now doing the work of Adesina and Shehu?

tell Atiku, he is wasting his time.

This terrorist muric again?

They should remind him dullarpho is disgracing and always doing that outside the country.

confused foolz

Paperwhite:

So must Buhari do the same shit & annoyingly before the whole world .Does this man knew that the question Buhari was asked differs widely from the goffing "lazy Nigerian Youth" reply he gave
Never seen a stupid government backed by morons like what we have now.

Does this man know...

However, in a statement on Monday, MURIC’s Director, Ishaq Akintola said Buhari was not the first Nigerian leader to have described people as lazy.

Yoruba muslim

MURIC?

This MURIC of a group has slowly turned itself into a nuisance.

I believe it is supposed to be non-partisan since it's a religious group.

Instead, it has turned itself into an extension of Buhari's government and has taken to performing Lai Mohammed's role.

It's time it rechecked itself and retraced its steps​ before it becomes what CAN became during GEJ's era.

This one man group sef

I think Buhari wasnt wrong with his lazy youth statement; he was simply referring to the youths in his part of the country; northern youths.

Congratulations

Uyiii:
This is the real definition of zombieism.

As in ehh...

All these Buhari damage control will not work. The Lazy youth are ready to #takeitback.

MURIC

This religious fanatic thinks through his bunghole.

Firefire:
MURIC, Akintola and the entire terrorist group can go n die.

These are bunch of illiterate bigots...slow in comprehension of weighty matters.