Group says insecurity will continue in Nigeria unless jobs are created for the youths

A non-governmental organization, Anabel Leadership Academy, ALA, says the war against insecurity in Nigeria will not be won unless jobs are created for the youths.

The group said the greatest crisis Nigeria had was unemployment, adding that the problem of insecurity would continue if the youths were not employed.
Chief Executive Officer of ALA, Mr. Nicholas Okoye made the remark during a youth leadership and entrepreneurship seminar it organized in collaboration with the University of Nigeria at the Enugu Campus of the university.
According to Okafor, considering the level of unemployment in Nigeria, the programme entitled “Empower Nigeria” was aimed at shifting the focus of job creation from the role of the government to that of the private sector.
He noted that with proper guidance, the youths had their own ideas that could get them self-employed.
Also speaking at the event, the Enugu State Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Mr. Chijioke Agu advised the youths to start on time to plan for self employment.
He said that the seminar was aimed at creating awareness for youths to look at areas where they could become employable and employers of labour.
Participants in the seminar were final year students drawn from different different departments of the university.