I spent most of yesterday in conversation with a key #EndSARS figure who comes from Gen Z, and my takeaway is that for all the things some of us find annoying about them, that generation will be Nigeria's cultural salvation if such a thing is possible.
They're actually solid.
They're actually solid.
I was reading that Zikoko article and something one of them said that deeply resonated with me was that many of us millennials actually lived under the military, and are still carrying the baggage of authoritarianism around with us.
They have no such baggage.
They have no such baggage.
Look beyond their superficial silliness (which we also had/have in bucketfuls), and you'll see that there is a core respect for the concept of right and wrong, and an appreciation for freedom and personal agency that many of us simply don't have because of Buhari-IBB-Abacha PTSD.
They obviously have a lot of learning to do and a lot of life experience to gain, but these people will probably turn out to be the best generation Nigeria has ever produced. They are already the most informed and globally exposed.
These guys are the future.
These guys are the future.
Think about it - who made End SARS happen? It was them. They are the ones who have not been raised under that crippling culture of fear and mindless servility.
What used to mark out people like me as rebellious black sheep is par for the course for them.
There is hope.
What used to mark out people like me as rebellious black sheep is par for the course for them.
There is hope.
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