A non-governmental organisation, Ogun Youths Advocates, has urged the Federal Government to tackle unemployment, as Nigeria celebrates its 59th independence.
The group, led by its Chairman, Alao Oluseyi, spoke with newsmen after a courtesy visit to the Stella Obasanjo Children’s Home on Tuesday in Abeokuta, where food items were distributed to the inmates.
Oluseyi, who noted that government was doing its best in the area of employment, emphasised that crimes would be reduced in the country, if the youth were gainfully employed.
The chairman advised politicians to stop seeing the youth as veritable instruments during elections, adding that they (youths) too should have a say in government.
He expressed the group’s commitment to fighting for the interest of youths, especially in the area of employment.
Oluseyi urged Nigerian leaders to serve as sources of inspiration and role models for youths in the country rather than seeing them as touts who should be used for selfish political interest.
He said: “We are advocating for employment for youths, but we are here today to visit the motherless babies so that they can know their importance in the society.
“We are also celebrating the Independence Day with them.
“In Ogun Youths Advocate, we are trying our best to make sure that all the youth in Ogun enjoy the dividends of democracy.”
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the group donated money and food items to the Home.
In another development, the Federation of Informal Workers’ Organisation of Nigeria, an NGO, has also called on government at all levels to focus on developing the industrial sector to check the current unemployment statistics and create more jobs and wealth.
The state Coordinator, Olayinka Ibrahim, made the call in an interview with NAN on Tuesday in Osogbo.
Ibrahim said: “The collapse of the industrial sector has led to the continuous influx of unemployed youths from the formal sector to the informal one, which demands urgent attention.
“People, who could not secure white collar job, are now trying to acquire learning skills.
“Government must pay attention to the sector by investing directly on industries, and this is key to development and growth.”
He congratulated Nigerians on the 59th Independence anniversary and urged them to continue praying for the country.
Ibrahim, however, appealed to the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to pay more attention to human growth through wealth and job creation.
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