Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday expressed concern over the level of unemployment and poverty in the country.
The ex-President said such situation was fueling restiveness and youth unrest in the country.
He spoke at the opening of the Southeast Economic and Security Summit in Enugu, where observed that individualism was limiting the potentials of Ndigbo.
Some of the top dignitaries who attended the summit were Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, ex-Vice President Alex Ekwueme, Governors of Abia, Enugu and Ebonyi, Deputy Governors of Anambra and Imo States.
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President Muhammadu Buhari was not in attendance despite the media hype that he was scheduled to visit Enugu for the summit.
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