Young Nigerians will never sleep again – Tacha

Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Natacha Akide, aka Tacha, has said young Nigerians are not online noise makers as they have woken up and will never sleep again. The reality TV star made this statement as a panellist at the ‘Nigerian Symposium for Young and Emerging Leaders’ held on Thursday at the MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos.

Sharing her thoughts on the state of the nation, the outspoken social media influencer said, “At this point, the average Nigerian youth is tired. It’s not just to keep complaining every day; it is more of asking what we can do to stop these complaints. Young Nigerians have woken up to never sleep again. People say we are just online making noise. We are not just online; we are here to create a change. We are respectfully changing this government, our tired is actually tired. Don’t say, ‘That’s Tacha’s thing, she likes to talk’.

“This should be everybody’s thing. After God in heaven, the next is the government. One decision made can affect us directly or indirectly. I am 26 years old. Eight years from now, I won’t have the strength that I have now. We are not just making noise online; we are going to make the noise offline too.”

She also urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to encourage young Nigerians to get their permanent voter cards, stating, “If you (INEC) have to send them texts every day for them to go get their PVCs, do it. The only people who are comfortable with this system are the people benefitting from it. If you are not benefitting from it, then you should not be okay with it”.