An entrepreneur and Chief Government Officer of Bullion Go-Neat International Restricted, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has referred to as on the Federal Authorities to make sure it captures and retains sufficient information to make sure correct planning within the nation.
He mentioned lack of sufficient information base has been hindering correct planning within the nation, saying the nation can’t develop with out sufficient planning.
Ajadi, acknowledged this whereas talking with journalists on the sidelines of Bullion Go-Neat International Restricted new 12 months occasion, held at Bullion Park, Ibafo, Ogun State, famous that Nigeria authorities has been working in darkness through the years.
Based on him: “Good and correct planning for growth and development coupled with well-being of the citizenry can solely be achieved by way of an sufficient information base. This has been missing within the nation.
“Surprisingly, Nigeria is claimed to be a rustic of about 200 million folks, the query we have to ask is, when final we performed census within the nation. What we have now been doing is guessing work. Which census put Nigeria at about 200 million folks?
“We will’t proceed to depend on guess work. Authorities must have sufficient information base to plan”.
Ajadi additionally referred to as on the Federal Authorities to determine well-funded and well-equipped vocational centres in every of the 774 Native Authorities Areas within the nation.
He mentioned this might care for the coaching wants of those that can’t proceed their schooling after secondary faculties however are gifted to be skilled as artisans.
Ajadi mentioned the recommendation if applied by the federal government will be certain that many youth are preserve off the streets the place they’ve been prepared instruments within the fingers of criminally minded people within the nation.
Based on him, “There’s the necessity for the Federal Authorities to determine Vocational Centres in all of the 774 Native Authorities Areas within the nation to assist the teeming youths that can’t proceed their schooling after the secondary and are roaming the streets. Most of those youths consider in good governance. They love their nation however they can’t proceed their schooling and so they need to be skilled as artisans.
“Authorities ought to come to assistance from these youths by offering them locations of coaching to stem their involvement in crimes.
“Authorities may make income from these Centres as they’ll get contracts from people and company organisations in offering furnishings amongst others.
“I suggested the federal government to additionally present gear for graduates from these Vocational Centres for them to start out on their very own enterprise.