Many of them were bred under the regimes of no work, easy money of Babangida and Abacha. The source of wealth of some of them cannot see the light of day. Some were operatives and out of sight errand boys of the aforementioned regimes. It would seem that these honorable men and women believe that Nigerians do not know the history of their country, have congenital amnesia or can be easily swayed . In apartheid South Africa, while some white South Africans were being run out of the country or became victims of state-sponsored terrorism, some black South Africans were serving as secret agents of the same apartheid regime.
Age has less to with it than the environment that influences one s ideas.
Some young people worship mammon, are mentally lazy, indolent, pleasure-seeking and worse, while some old people are always at their desk seeking solutions to the problems that face their society. What we ought to be looking for are men and women, of any age, who proffer ideas and solutions to the problems that face our land. Ibiyinka Solarin is of the Department of Political Science, Texas College, Tyler, Texas Established 1947. Chief Harold Dappa Biriye. All articles are received and published in good faith.