The lawmaker representing Amuwo Odofin constituency 1 of Lagos State , Mojisola Alli -Macaulay, says most Nigerian youths are high on drugs all the time .

Alli -Macaulay said this during a plenary at the Lagos State House of Assembly on the looting and pandemonium in the wake of the #EndSARS protest that was hijacked by hoodlums .

She said the National Orientation Agency needs to be alive to its responsibilities and help change the attitude of the youths.

The lawmaker said , “ The National Orientation Agency needs to get to work . We need to begin to orientate our young people.
They need people who can talk to them from time to time. They are high on drugs all the time , most of them . They go to social media and say all sorts of things. I ’ m even scared to give my young children phones because I am scared of what they may see on social media. It is that bad . ”

Alli -Macaulay said unemployment should not be an excuse for looting , adding that unemployment was not exclusive to Nigeria .

“ It is not unemployment that should be the reason why youths should come out and begin to misbehave. There is unemployment across the world , even in the United States .

“ I schooled in the UK and I saw a lot of young people who were not employed but they didn ’ t become hoodlums . Why can’ t we look inwards and look for solutions to our problems?” she asked .

The lawmaker argued that an unemployed graduate could get a job in the informal sector instead of complaining about joblessness.

“ Why can’ t the young people look within themselves, look for their talents?
Even if you are a graduate, what stops you from being a designer or a professional tile man and make a brand of it? There is no excuse for being a hoodlum, ” she said .