Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke says theNigerian system has so degenerated to the extent that Nigerian youths now lookup to internet fraudster popularly known as ”Yahoo Yahoo’ boys as their role
models.The Minister who is currently being investigated and tried in severalcourts cases for alleged financial frauds committed while she served as aMinister under the Goodluck Jonathan administration, said this whiledelivering a lecture at a virtual event which was also attended by her formerboss, ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday August 7.
“The ones that have swag, the Yahoo Yahoo boys as my son would say; these inshort, are the role models they are looking at. These are the ones thatreinforce negative societal norms and values.
This is a travesty of an unfolding tragedy for us. Why have I spent timetalking about fatherless homes and the impact it has on our children? The truthof the matter is that an irresponsible boy tends to become an irresponsible manand it is therefore a vicious cycle. If you plant yam, you cannot harvestplantain.
There are no shortcuts to working your way up the ladder of life.Progressing in life, in work and relationships, marital or otherwise, isalways dependent on consistent effort and hard work.
As we create more responsible young men, we will generate more responsiblefathers which will in turn engender a more sustainable society and build a
greater nation of successful Ijaw men and women.” she said