Nigerian singer and activist, Charles Oputa popularly known as Charly Boy has stated that Nigerian youths have not been treated with fairness in the country.<\/p>\n
According to Charly Boy, injustice is pervasive and, as such, cuts across every ethnic group and region in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
These statements were made on Tuesday by Charly Boy at the launch of \u2018Project YIGBA\u2019, themed \u2018First Non-violent Line of Defence\u2019, in Lagos.<\/p>\n
\u2018Project YIGBA\u2019, convened by Ladi Thompson, a pastor and security consultant, is focused on promoting peace-building efforts in the country.<\/p>\n
Speaking on security challenges and the agitations for secession, Charly Boy said youths can no longer be referred to as future leaders, unless the menace of injustice is strategically curtailed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe group of people who have been most affected by injustice are young people \u2014 the youths, more than the Igbos, more than the Yorubas, more than the middle belt \u2014 because this is not the country where you say the youths are the future leaders,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cInjustice is injustice everywhere and that\u2019s what connects the Yoruba nation and the middle belt.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe things that unite us are more than the things that divide us. So, it is just the selected few who are causing these problems, and enough is enough.\u201d<\/p>\n
The activist added that citizens of the country must embrace \u201creasonable and logical roundtable talk\u201d and a sense of unity to proffer solutions to the challenges.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t have a house that you want to put floors upon floors with a faulty foundation. It can\u2019t happen. That house can\u2019t stand. So, this is what is needed and I believe this will go a long way,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will start by coming to a roundtable to talk, for people who want to talk, reason and be logical. Then, it is by us uniting \u2014 the east, the west, the middle belt \u2014 because it was systematic when they put us against each other.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is grave injustice in Nigeria, whether it is\u00a0Biafra, Oduduwa nation. The injustice needs to be addressed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nigerian singer and activist, Charles Oputa popularly known as Charly Boy has stated that Nigerian youths have not been treated with fairness in the country. According to Charly Boy, injustice is pervasive and, as such, cuts across every ethnic group and region in Nigeria. These statements were made on Tuesday by Charly Boy at the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":47190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_bookmark_settings":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[10970,10971,303,3062],"class_list":["post-47175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","tag-charly-boy","tag-hardships","tag-nigeria","tag-youths"],"yoast_head":"\n