By Matthew Ozah
Their story is very pathetic and heart-breaking: You cannot help
but feel sorry for Nigeria’s
youth. At every step the Nigerian youth wonders where he or she is going and
why. They worry about unemployment and cost of living as the creeping inflation
following the recent economic recession which has raised prices of commodities.
In the face of all these challenges, youths across the country are determined
as they struggle to make themselves relevant by acquiring university education.
However, being a graduate does not save one from enlisting in the
army of unemployed people. The strong expectation and desire to be gainfully
employed saw the youth entangled with the All Progressives Congress (APC) change
trap. The sound of ‘change’ that engulfed the entire nation then, was like the
midnight drumming sound Alex Harley described in his book: Roots, which led
some slaves in America
during the era of slavery to escape to freedom. Indeed, Nigeria’s
youths were captivated and entangled with the APC’s change bait to escape
joblessness and live a good life. As we all know, the APC promised to create
millions of job and pay unemployed graduates a stipend of five thousand naira
monthly among other mouth watering promises which are still in wait three years
on.
