APC campaign: I never called Nigerian youths lazy - Yari
The Director-General of the All Progressives Congress, APC Campaign Council, Senator Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari has denied describing Nigerian youths as lazy, dismissing reports circulating in sections of the media and on social media as a distortion of his remarks at the party's rally in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Yari made the clarification through a statement […] APC campaign: I never called Nigerian…
All Progressives Congress (APC) Vice Chairman Senator Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari has refuted claims that he called Nigerian youths lazy, dismissing media reports as a distortion of his speech at a party rally in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Yari's remarks, which the statement said were taken out of context, were quoted as saying, "you are hungry because you are lazy.
If you work hard, you will not be hungry." However, former Zamfara State Governor and APC campaign council member Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi clarified that Yari was referring to hunger, food availability and the cost of living in his address. Shinkafi's statement emphasized that Yari did not specifically mention or refer to Nigerian youths in his remarks, and that his comments were not intended to dismiss the economic hardships faced by citizens.
The statement encouraged Nigerians to watch the full, unedited video of the rally to grasp the context of Yari's remarks, and urged media organizations to review the complete footage and correct any inaccurate reports.
Written by urgent.news from Daily Post Nigeria's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
