Nigerians need more jobs

One hopes, that one day our country will be like the advanced countries where data are collected in respect of every citizen. From such data collected, information is given in respect of every citizen. This will help to know the number of students that will come out of colleges and tertiary institutions. Provisions are made in terms of creating employment for them before they even leave school.

Successive regimes in this country have neglected creating employment for the adult working population of this nation to the point of the hopeless that we now find ourselves. The resultant effect of this neglect is the increase in crimes, namely: armed robbery, prostitution, kidnapping, cult activities and many other vices. It is believed that some of the people that engage in these crimes are graduates of tertiary institutions.

The question is, “Why should a right– thinking graduate take to crimed?” The answer to the question cannot be far-fetched. After they must have roamed about the streets for many years without securing any job, many think of an alternative. The alternative could be positive or negative depending on the controlling force of the mind. Although it is foolish to take the negative action like going into armed robbery, we must also remember that an idle mind is the workshop of the devil.
Prostitution is on the increase not because these ladies love it but lack of employment pushed many into it.

What of youth restiveness, vardalisation our pipelines, kidnapping, touting, etc? These are result of youths not being engaged actively in productive ventures. The mind that is actively engaged in productive ventures will not be involved in these vices.
The fact that the situation is in such a terrible state does not mean that all hopes are lost. The situation can be remedied. A journey of one thousand miles starts. With a step, says a Chinese proverb. It is not the fault of Yar’Adua’s administration. He inherited them from past administrations, but with determination they can be tackled.