If I ever wake up feeling Depressed, I just need to talk to some Young People – Okonjo-Iweala

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala a former finance minister, says that speaking with Nigerian youth takes away her depression. She said this on Monday while speaking at an event organised by the African University of Science and Technology (AUST) in Abuja when they hosted Jack Dorsey, chief executive officer (CEO) of Twitter incorporated, and his team.

The former minister said, who is a member of the Twitter board said; “What gives me hope every single day, is when I listen to our young people. If I ever wake up feeling depressed, I just need to talk to some young people, even my young children who are in their thirties,”

“I want to turn now to Jack, to Parah, to all of you who have come to honour us in the country, I want to say thank you so much for what have done, it is a fantastic team. It is because we felt so energised, we are seeing what they are doing in San Francisco and all over the world. Now that you have been to Nigeria, to Lagos and Abuja.

“You have seen what can be done, my plea is that we have young entrepreneurs here, we have young engineers here, this institution (AUST) is about creating young engineers for Africa.

“We are not trying to force you into anything but we are saying that you have been introduced – we like having you interact and engage, and give courage and hope to our young people so they can use their skills on Twitter platform and other platforms to create jobs not just for themselves but for others.

“Let me end by urging our young people, don’t wait for people to create jobs for you, create jobs for yourselves and for others and you have got a platform to do it.”