Former Federal Capital Territory minister, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, on Thursday bemoaned the spate of unemployment in the country, saying despite his connections, he had yet to secure jobs for his two daughters, who are both holders of Masters Degrees.
The former minister, whose lecture was entitled Impunity, Injustice and Insecurity: What Role for the Law,’ said Nigeria needed to create three million jobs yearly to tackle its employment problem.El-Rufai said this while delivering a lecture at the Sixth Annual Alao Aka-Bashorun Lecture, organised by the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja Branch.
He said, “Forty-two per cent of Nigerian youths are unemployed.
“I have two daughters with Masters Degrees and they are unemployed. They have been at home for more than a year and I cannot get a job for them.
“We are sitting on a demographic time bomb and unless we have visionary leaders that are able to plan for the future, we will have a huge problem.”
According to him, the Nigerian government is spending N2bn daily on security, instead of investing in infrastructure and human capital development.
El-Rufai queried the N100bn Amnesty Programme of the Federal Government, saying it had not solved the problem of pipeline vandalism and oil theft in the Niger Delta region.
He said, “Our oil production output is at its lowest since 2009 as a result of oil theft and closure of facilities by oil companies.
“That is why the government is borrowing more than ever and dipping into the nation’s foreign reserves.”
The former FCT minister added that granting amnesty to people who take up arms against the state would not solve the problem of insecurity in Nigeria.
“Even if you grant amnesty to Boko Haram, without addressing the fundamental issues such as lack of opportunities, poverty and social injustice, it will not solve the problem,” he said.
Also speaking at the event, Prof. Akin Oyebode, advocated life imprisonment for corrupt public officials as a way of reducing the high incidence of corruption in the country.
His lecture was entitled, ‘Corruption and Insecurity in the Society: What Role for the Law?’
~ PUNCH
Common sense is indeed not common.
Posted: at 24-05-2013 05:19 PM (11 years ago) | Hero
The rich also cry..........what happens to the small scale business u have been preaching about for the unemployed youths. Abi ur children dey diff frm other youths? Mtcheeeeeeeew!
Posted: at 24-05-2013 08:20 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Why not give them to boko boys to use for relaxation after their day job of killing innocent citizens that you send them to kill? atleast its something than sitting their jobless fat asses down all day doing nuffing. USELESS HE-GOAT
If my posts r a bit ropey wif dodgy spelling nd grammar, it's b/c i'm on a tablet/mobile!
Posted: at 24-05-2013 10:43 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Solidstonez at 24-05-2013 11:23 PM (11 years ago) (f)
Quote from: SugarBB on 24-05-2013 10:43 PM
Why not give them to boko boys to use for relaxation after their day job of killing innocent citizens that you send them to kill? atleast its something than sitting their jobless fat asses down all day doing nuffing. USELESS HE-GOAT
I AM WHO I AM, IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, YOU CAN BLOODY DO THE OTHER THING AND FCUK ALL HATERZ
Posted: at 24-05-2013 11:23 PM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero
ZION7ZION at 24-05-2013 11:24 PM (11 years ago) (m)
how can you find a job for them when you are busy abusing the federal government, run to your former boss let him give your daughters jobs in otta farm
Posted: at 24-05-2013 11:24 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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