Why there is youth restiveness – Ooni of Ife

 

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi has blamed the rising cases of youth restiveness on the failure of the existing system to cater for their well-being.He stated that agitations by groups such as the Niger Delta Avengers and the Movement for Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra are borne out of deficiencies in the society, stressing that it is high time Nigerians realised that the strength of the nation is in her youths and in the diversity of her culture.
The monarch made this assertion yesterday in Abuja at a conference organised by the All Progressives Youth Forum, APYF, tagged, “the youth diversity conference 2016”.

According to him, “It is frustration that has led them (youths) to do what they are doing. They cannot fish in their water; they cannot farm on their land, yet nearby people are taking billions from oil. The people are peaceful people.

“We need to appease them. It’s difficult to build but it’s very easy to destroy. Look at the history of Nigeria politically and economically, its been very peaceful, the people of the South-South have been very peaceful.
“Look at the people of the South-East of this country; very wonderful people. We know they cannot stay in one place, they are driven by commerce, they are driven by activities moving all over the country, you found them everywhere and that is one of their greatest strength.”
While decrying the high level of blame game going on in the country, Oba Enitan said; “if we continue to deceive ourselves that help will come from Europe or China, we are deceiving ourselves. Our help is with us already, the youths are the solution to our challenges. Let us talkless of our challenges but emphasis on our strengths.”