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.
El-Rufai said this while delivering a
lecture at the Sixth Annual Alao Aka-Bashorun Lecture, organised by the
Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja Branch.
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.
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?’
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You render us homeless. The evil that El-rufai does lives wit him.
ReplyDeleteYour evils shall not go unaccounted for here on earth and the life to come. Let your daughters join the ever increasing population of unemployed graduate.Your short sightedness will not allow you to realize that not only your daughters have master degree. Your claim should be that you can not secure positions for them in NNPC, Central Bank of Nigeria, SSS and the likes where corrupt opportunists like you usually reserve for your families. Sincerely waiting to seeing you stand the test of time.
ReplyDeleteMalam what kind of job are u looking for?let them start selling recharge card. or are u not among those who have always said there jobs in Nigeria so why are our youth travelling abroad? abi u wantthem to be Permanent Sec?
ReplyDeleteI thought he was rooting for amnesty for bokoharam! Two faced!
ReplyDeletewhen you were with the ogas at the top how many jobs did you creat? with all the money you looted from our collective vaults, why can't you creat opportunities for your northern bloodsuckers. sick man. useless opposition.
ReplyDeletedear prof Akin is good as u said not only life inprisement but to collect all what the money and the property back
ReplyDeleteThe truth remains that since El Rufai left, Abuja has not had a Minister! He didnt render you homeless, ur stupidity to build on lands bought from Gwari chiefs did.
ReplyDeleteWhat jobs naa oga Rufai, you must have accumulated enough cash to feed you and your generations all their lifetime naa. Haba, which kind complain be this? Let one of your daughters (the most beautiful one) come and live with me naa, I work in an oil (not ground nut oil oo)company.
ReplyDeleteMallam U are a hopeless man. You are one of those spoiling the Country. This is just the beginning of your woes or are you trying to deceive the masses, making us believe you are also passing through hardship.
ReplyDeleteNorthern Elders Forum can employ them to edit the rubbish they talk about before vomiting it to the public.
ReplyDeleteif the daughters of an ex-minister is searching for a job then what will i the son of a retired soldier say?
ReplyDeletethis is too bad from the mouth of an ex-minister..
OAMEN Victor.
Your daughters cannot find job by themself? What kind of graduate are they
ReplyDeleteIt's a super story...............
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