Photos from the Commonwealth Business Forum where President Buhari said Nigerian youths just want to sit and do nothing

President Buhari today participated in the Commonwealth Busines Forum, a sideline of the Commonwealth of Heads of Governments meeting. At the forum, President Buhari told the world leaders that many Nigerian youths just want to sit down and do nothing, believing that Nigeria is an oil-rich nation and that their needs will somehow be met by the government. See more photos from the meeting below
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