*As Igbuzor Foundation marks 9th lecture
KELVIN OHOROR
Nigerian governments have been flayed on restiveness, lack of employability, as well as other ethical values displayed by youths across the country.
The commissioner representing Delta State at the board of Niger Delta Development Commission, Dr. Ogaga Ifowodo, while stating this at the 9th Chief Demas Akpore Memorial lecture, organised by the Ejiro and Otive Igbuzor Foundation in Ughelli, noted that youths have suffered in the hands of successive governments since independence.
Emphasizing the common saying that Youths are the leaders of tomorrow', Ifowodo called for for investment in the youths to usher in and sustain development.
"Youths are one of the greatest assets that any nation can have, not only are they legitimately regarded as the future leaders, they are potentially and actually the greatest investment for a country’s development. They serve as a good measure of the extent to which a country can reproduce as well as sustain.
"The youth in the Nigeria of today are been poorly served. They are not in trouble alone as virtually the whole population, but with the exception of the tiny treasury looters, has been mercilessly exploited and dehumanized by successive governments since independence.
"Among the many problem that confront the youths in Nigeria, poor, and increasingly absent, parental care, degraded public schools and unaffordable private ones; the collapse of ethical values and overwhelming atmosphere of moral decease, the near total disappearance of worthy role models, the commercialization and politicization of religion coupled with religious fanaticism, joblessness, violent crime, often fuelled by their recruitment of voluntary joining of secret cult, appallingly inferior education making them unemployable and general lack of self-discipline," the NDDC commissioner said.
Earlier in his address, the executive director of the foundation, Mr. Monday Osasah, explained that the NGO was formed to bring about empowerment, education and leadership that will improve the qualities of life of communities in Africa.
"Since inception, the foundation has implemented several projects including awards of scholarships, co-operatives society, widows support programme, IT training and built Niger-Delta resource centre which was open in 2009," just as he called on the federal and state governments to cultivate the 'Leave no one behind' spirit of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals."
The 9th memorial lecture which was tagged Chief Demas Akpore and Youth Development which majorly tackled youth unemployment in African economies, revealed the current population of jobless youths, as obtained from the the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics, at 49.5 percent.
President of the foundation, Dr. Otive Igbuzor said that, expressed satisfaction at their milestone achievements, while extoling the virtues displayed by the then Bendel state deputy governor, late Chief Akpore.
Nigerian governments have been flayed on restiveness, lack of employability, as well as other ethical values displayed by youths across the country.
The commissioner representing Delta State at the board of Niger Delta Development Commission, Dr. Ogaga Ifowodo, while stating this at the 9th Chief Demas Akpore Memorial lecture, organised by the Ejiro and Otive Igbuzor Foundation in Ughelli, noted that youths have suffered in the hands of successive governments since independence.
Emphasizing the common saying that Youths are the leaders of tomorrow', Ifowodo called for for investment in the youths to usher in and sustain development.
"Youths are one of the greatest assets that any nation can have, not only are they legitimately regarded as the future leaders, they are potentially and actually the greatest investment for a country’s development. They serve as a good measure of the extent to which a country can reproduce as well as sustain.
"The youth in the Nigeria of today are been poorly served. They are not in trouble alone as virtually the whole population, but with the exception of the tiny treasury looters, has been mercilessly exploited and dehumanized by successive governments since independence.
"Among the many problem that confront the youths in Nigeria, poor, and increasingly absent, parental care, degraded public schools and unaffordable private ones; the collapse of ethical values and overwhelming atmosphere of moral decease, the near total disappearance of worthy role models, the commercialization and politicization of religion coupled with religious fanaticism, joblessness, violent crime, often fuelled by their recruitment of voluntary joining of secret cult, appallingly inferior education making them unemployable and general lack of self-discipline," the NDDC commissioner said.
Earlier in his address, the executive director of the foundation, Mr. Monday Osasah, explained that the NGO was formed to bring about empowerment, education and leadership that will improve the qualities of life of communities in Africa.
"Since inception, the foundation has implemented several projects including awards of scholarships, co-operatives society, widows support programme, IT training and built Niger-Delta resource centre which was open in 2009," just as he called on the federal and state governments to cultivate the 'Leave no one behind' spirit of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals."
The 9th memorial lecture which was tagged Chief Demas Akpore and Youth Development which majorly tackled youth unemployment in African economies, revealed the current population of jobless youths, as obtained from the the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics, at 49.5 percent.
President of the foundation, Dr. Otive Igbuzor said that, expressed satisfaction at their milestone achievements, while extoling the virtues displayed by the then Bendel state deputy governor, late Chief Akpore.
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