Tinubu Backtracks On Call For Recruitment Of 50M Youths To Armed Forces

Cat:

Related stories

Just In! Nigeria’s Economy Surges with 3.13% Growth in Q1 2025, NBS Reports

By Hamilton Nwosu Nigeria’s economy has demonstrated resilience in the...

Labour Party’s Crisis Deepens As Abure-Led Faction Rejects Nenadi Usman’s Leadership

• Says its Unlawful By Abiola Olawale  The ongoing leadership crisis...

Drama as ADC’s 2023 Presidential Candidate Kachikwu Says, Obi Plans to Exit Coalition 

By Abiola Olawale Dumebi Kachikwu, the 2023 presidential candidate of...

(VIDEO) Falana, Shehu Sani, Others Blast Kemi Badenoch Over Claim on Nigerian Citizenship Laws 

By Abiola Olawale  Prominent human rights activist and a Senior...

Former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday, retracted his call for the recruitment of 50 million youths into the Nigerian Army and other security agencies, saying he actually meant to say 50,000 youths.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, in his address at his 12th colloquium, held in Kano State on Monday, had called for the recruitment of 50 million Nigerian Youths into the Army, Nigeria Police Force (NPF), among other security agencies, in a bid to combat the rising insecurity challenges rocking the country.

Read also:


Tinubu: Why I Held My Colloquium In Kano

At 69, Tinubu’s Influence Continues To Resonate Buhari, APC

Video: Tinubu Stumbles Inside Arewa House In Kaduna

The call has since generated massive reactions from Nigerians who described the call as laughable given the fact that the total population of Nigeria is about 200 million.

The last census conducted in 2006, put the population of Nigeria at 140 million. However, the latest Worldometer report of the United Nations (UN), estimated that Nigeria’s population is about 209 million.

Tinubu, through a statement by his media aide, Tunde Rahman, described the call as an innocent error.

Rahman noted that Tinubu, at the event, also called for the recruitment of 5 million youths in various sectors ranging from security, agriculture, infrastructural development, among others, in a bid to reduce the criminal  activities in the country, given the fact that an ‘idle hand is the devil’s workshop’.

The statement reads in part: “Asiwaju seeks the expansion of security personnel by 50,000 for the Armed Forces not the 50 million that was mentioned in error. It was an accidental verbal mistake which we all commit from time to time, especially when reciting a series of large numerical figures. He did not mean 50million, which is almost a quarter of our total population. The crucial matter is that Asiwaju rightly observed that such strong recruitment would serve the twin-purpose of helping to tackle unemployment while at the same time enhancing the security of every Nigerian…”

Read also:


Presidency: No Breach In Buhari, Tinubu’s Relationship

Bode George To LASG: Show To Us That Tinubu’s Son Is Not Controlling Tollgates

Why I Won’t Support Tinubu’s 2023 Ambition — Ayo Adebanjo

Segun Amure (the New Diplomat's Abuja Bureau)
Segun Amure (the New Diplomat's Abuja Bureau)
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

Subscribe

- Never miss a story with notifications

- Gain full access to our premium content

- Browse free from up to 5 devices at once

Latest stories

NDN
Latest News
Datti Baba-Ahmed Attends Abure-Led Labour Party NEC Meeting, Vows to Reunite Obi, Otti, OthersJust In! Nigeria’s Economy Surges with 3.13% Growth in Q1 2025, NBS ReportsLabour Party's Crisis Deepens As Abure-Led Faction Rejects Nenadi Usman’s LeadershipDrama as ADC’s 2023 Presidential Candidate Kachikwu Says, Obi Plans to Exit Coalition (VIDEO) Falana, Shehu Sani, Others Blast Kemi Badenoch Over Claim on Nigerian Citizenship Laws Kenneth Okonkwo Slams Okpebholo for Threatening Peter ObiBabangida's Son Accepts Tinubu’s Appointment as BoA Chairman, Denies Rejection RumorsAlleged N80.2bn Fraud: Court Throws Out Yahaya Bello's Travel Request"Stay Away from National Assembly," Senate warns NatashaAwujale’s burial and Aso Rock’s graveyard politics By Festus AdedayoThree deaths: Gainers and losers By Bolanle BOLAWOLE(VIDEO) Applause as Billionaire Business Icon, Leemon Ikpea's State-of-the-art Medical Facility in Ewatto, Nears Completion Before you accept his proposal, By Funke EgbemodeOil Price Volatility and Higher Valuations Cause M&A Activity to SlowDrama as UNIMAID ASUU Opposes Tinubu, Vows To Contest Renaming of Varsity After Late Buhari
X whatsapp