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 arsenic lazy, dismissing reports circulating successful sections of the media and connected societal media arsenic a distortion of his remarks astatine the party's rally successful Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

Yari made the clarification done a connection signed by a erstwhile governorship aspirant successful Zamfara State, Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi pursuing reactions to his comments astatine the rally held astatine the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium connected Friday.

The erstwhile Zamfara State politician was quoted to person stated that hunger successful Nigeria is not lone caused by the authorities but besides by laziness among Nigerians.

"You are bare due to the fact that you are lazy. If you enactment hard, you volition not beryllium hungry," Yari said.

But according to Shinkafi's statement, Yari spoke astir hunger, nutrient availability and the outgo of surviving during his code and acknowledged the economical challenges facing Nigerians, stating, “we person hunger.”

The connection further noted that Yari subsequently spoke astir the availability of nutrient successful markets and the value of hard enactment successful ensuring t...