Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the people working in the various outfits he established are more than 5,000.
Among such, he said, were PhD holders and veterinary doctors.
Apart from having many mega farms across the country, Obasanjo is also said to be the proprietor of The Bells University while his Presidential Library is an expansive complex with various commercial units.
While advising youths and other Nigerians through a statement on Saturday, he noted that what mattered was to be diligent and professional at whatever one did.
He had ridden a tricycle in Abeokuta to boost the riders’ confidence.
Obasanjo noted: “Some of the people I employed on my farms are PhD. holders.
“There are Veterinary Doctors among them, Agric economists and many more that are well educated, including some of my children that have Doctorate Degrees who 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,” Obasanjo was quoted as saying after the ride.”
