You don't have to wish me dead, i still have to mentor you: Obasanjo plead to Nigeria youths.

 

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo asks Nigerian youths not to wish him and other elder statesmen dead. He said, though they are old, they still have things to teach the youths - He asked Nigerian youths not to lose hope Former President Olusegun Obasanjo pleaded with Nigerian youths not to wish him and other elder statesmen dead. The former president said this while speaking during the youth governance dialogue.

The event was held by the Youth Development Centre of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun state.

According to Obasanjo, the current agitations across the country is as a result of frustration. He however call on youths not to lose hope. He said: “Don’t wish us dead; don’t wish us to disappear because you will need us. You need us to mentor and prepare you for the future. You need our experience and assistance of some of us to guide you through life.