Obasanjo’s Warning on Hardship and Nigeria’s Future
n a series of stark warnings, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has repeatedly described Nigeria and, by extension, Africa as “sitting on a keg of gunpowder.” This evocative metaphor, shared through various platforms and widely discussed on X between 2023 and 2024, underscores a deepening crisis fueled by economic hardship, rampant poverty, and youth unemployment….
