So as to cut back unemployment within the society, federal, state and native governments have been urged to focus extra on initiatives geared toward creating the abilities capability of Nigerian youths.
This, in line with the Nationwide President of Ife Awkuzu Improvement Affiliation, Barrister Emmanuel Ikechukwu Nweke, would additionally present a complete answer to nearly all of societal vices plaguing the nation comparable to kidnapping, banditry, gunmen, terrorism and different anti-social behaviors.
Nweke, who acknowledged this whereas delivering his handle on the 2nd Ife Awkuzu Annual Summit, held at Awkuzu Neighborhood Civil Centre Eke-Ata, Awkuzu in Oyi Native Authorities Space of Anambra State, on Tuesday, lamented that Anambra State and Nigeria as an entire have women and men who don’t have any abilities or coaching that might give them respectable jobs and good high quality of life, therefore the growing price of poverty and crime within the nation.
He famous that no expert human being needs to be unemployed, stressing that the poverty ravaging the nation at present is basically as a consequence of the truth that its leaders are neglecting to develop its most crucial sources to assist create jobs for the teaming youths roaming round streets of state capitals throughout the nation.
He equally blames the youths for not completely involving the continuing abilities acquisition programmes of the federal government, particularly, in Anambra State the place the state authorities is at present embarking on 1 youth-2 abilities programme.
He mentioned that the Affiliation, established to advocate, promote and to elighthen the folks on the significance of training has mapped out plans to equip many youths of Awkuzu origins with abilities and information that may make them be related within the society.
“Human capital of any nation is probably the most important and essential a part of that nation, including that it’s the human capital that may assume, create, envision, think about and produce options to issues. He, nonetheless, mentioned when the human capital is uncared for, the nation is doomed to a lifetime of poverty.
Nweke mentioned the affiliation would focus extra on empowering the youths with training abilities units primarily based on precedence and financial benefit of the communities and guaranteed that it could go a good distance in eliminating poverty and increase human capital growth.
He famous that the Affiliation is a mind baby of the Nationwide Affiliation of Awkuzu College students (NAAS) and was established purely for graduates of Awkuzu origins.
In his paper presentation on the occasion, the State Commissioner for Land, Prof Offornze Amucheazi, whereas commending the affiliation for the initiative, lamented youths adverse perspective in direction of growth within the state.
He famous that the unlawful actions of youths throughout the 179 communities within the state have been chasing away buyers.
The Commissioner appealed to the Affiliation to accentuate their youth enlightenment marketing campaign to curb the menace.
Of their seperate speeches, the Conventional ruler of Awkuzu Neighborhood, HRH Igwe Prof. Charles Anikweze, Mr. Valentine Chineto Ozigbo, Hon. Uchenna Okafor, Dr. Obidile Ifeoma Jacinta, an Australia- primarily based medical physician, Dr Emmanuel Chukwunoso and the Awkuzu President Normal, Dr. Ejike Ogoegbunam, urged the affiliation to not relent on it effort to make sure that training get to each family within the state.
Additionally they urged the federal, state and native governments to assist the Awkuzu Improvement Affiliation for the sustainable way forward for younger Nigerians.
The Summit with the Theme; “Human Capital Improvement: Bedrock to neighborhood growth additionally featured an award presentation to Mr. Peter Obi for his contribution to political growth of Nigeria and in addition to the State Commissioner for Land, Prof Amucheazi for his contribution in direction of peace and unity amongst communities within the state respectively.