Rising Coups In Africa Show Youths Looking For Liberators
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has weighed in on the rising military coups in Africa, saying the development shows that young people are in search of liberators.
Obasanjo said, “So, the youth are looking for liberators, and we must bear that in mind. Why do we have to allow the youth to start looking for liberators beyond the government of the day? Why?”
According to Obasanjo, certain conditions have been encouraging military takeovers across the continent.
“Having suffered at the hand of Abacha, I will not want a military rule, but if it has to come, what can we do? I will just say okay.
“The point is this, do we have conditions that encourage the type of things that are happening, because if we don’t have the conditions that encourage them, they may not happen. That doesn’t mean it should be encouraged. What it means is that we should make sure that we do everything to prevent coups from happening.
“When you see things that happen in many countries, and I will not exclude Nigeria, then you wonder and don’t forget, don’t forget particularly the youth, they support most of these coups. The one in Gabon, the Coup Leader was being carried on the head by the youths, not by old wretched men and women like me,” he added.
Rising Coups Show Youths Are Looking For Liberators – Obasanjo
Obasanjo said, “We believe in action, we believe in seeing that sustainable change in the African continent and that is why we have come from 7 African countries, and to go back and influence those who need to be influenced to the same message to another level.”
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