Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday was seen riding a tricycle popularly known as Keke Napep, in Abeokuta, Ogun state.
The former Nigerian leader rode the tricycle from the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), at Oke-Mosan in Abeokuta, through the popular Kuto under bridge.
Obasanjo demonstrated his expertise by stopping to pick passengers along the route, attracting jubilation from the public and other commercial tricycle operators.
Recently, Obasanjo had distributed 85 tricycles to 85 beneficiaries as part of activities marking his birthday.
He said he rode the tricycle as a way to demonstrate safety of the means of transportation.
Obasanjo however urged youths to embrace every opportunity with hard work and dedication.
Obasanjo said, “There is nothing wrong with young people starting small. The Keke is secured and safe when handled professionally and with discipline.
“In fact, you can plan your business the way you wish and earn income that you can deploy to other investments. And if you are able to get a second one, you can give that to someone else.
“So you become self-employed and you have also employed somebody.”
He said, “I have always had a passion for youth empowerment and employment. When I started establishing farms, do you think I could run the farm alone?
“The people I employed on the farms, some of them are as educated as PhD. There are veterinary doctors among them, an Agric economist and some people that are well educated, Some of my children that have PhD and are still working with me.
“The other time I checked the people that are working with us directly on our various establishments, we have over 5,000 and most of them are youths. I have always had passion for youths because there is no substitute for employment.”
