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In April 2011 following the voting exercise which took place in the country, the young promising Nigerian youths in the northern parts decided to show off a portion of their youthful strength. The pockets of violence that trailed the announcement of results of the presidential election escalated as irate youths unleashed mayhem in the northern part of the country. These they said was as a result of what they described to be a slim victory margin of the PDP (people’s Democratic Party) over the CPC (Congress for Progressive Change). Why can’t the candidate who lost fight for himself? We all know these youths are employed to cause violence, the fact that they are out of school already shows the real reason why they take up violence as a career. Of course a graduate cannot be caught in these acts. The question is: Are there no schools for these youths to attend? Or Are there no skill acquisition centres where these youths can get developed? I know the universal basic education program (UBE) operates in the grassroots to enable youths attend schools without payment and also skill acquisition centres where they can learn various handwork of their choice, but they still indulge in violence. If we begin to look at this issue from another dimension we will notice these actions in some cases are been fostered by the leaders whom these youths support. Tell me why a poor youth who doesn’t have much hope for the future wouldn’t accept to do a violent job if it yields income? The idea actually comes from the job providers. If we can tackle those with the ideas behind these violent jobs then there would be reduced opportunities to show violence. Next, some of these poor youths indulge in drug use. Poverty alongside drug use has a high tendency to result in violent acts all with the aim of getting money.
Tomorrow 29th of May marks the inauguration of a new president in the country. Everyone hopes for the best and are optimistic these irate youths do not have something up their sleeves.
A housa man said "is not the king who is not good but rather his close associate who paint him black" meaning most of our leaders are people of intergrity, but those who stay with them don't dliver what they are ask to byb their superiors, and that is what is cousing all the violence, let me put it this way- " they are greedy and they don't even think of their own.