ABUJA-(MaraviPost)-Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday July 13,2022, urged youths in the country to acquire knowledge not towards getting government jobs as there are no jobs in his administration anymore.
Buhari also urged youths to acquaint themselves with history to avoid making the same mistakes of the past.
According to a statement signed by Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari said this when he paid a Sallah homage visit to the Emir of Daura, Faruk Faruk, at his Palace.
The statement is titled ‘Train, educate your children on right values, the world is changing.
He implored parents to inculcate right values in children, including deep fear of God, respect for constituted authorities and living a purposeful life through continuous education.
“We should ensure the children get proper education. The knowledge they acquire should not be towards getting government jobs.
“We don’t have jobs in government anymore. With technology, governments are becoming smaller, nimble and efficient,” said Buhari.
He added “Emphasis should now be on skills acquisition and competence in creation and deployment of technology.
” During the COVID-19, we asked all level 12 downwards to stay at home, and surprisingly, the systems worked effectively.”
Buhari also noted that the younger children should be guided and taught history, as they would find it hard to be patriotic, responsible and respectful, without a thorough understanding of their backgrounds.
“Whoever does not have a good sense of history will easily make mistakes,” he said.
He then predged to visit the Emir of Daura, Dr Faruk Faruk, more regularly as he is preparing to handingover his leadership in May, 2023, adding that the prolonged absence was due to the demands of his office.
The World Bank report in July 2021 indicated that the unemployment rate had risen more than ever in Nigeria’s history under Buhari’s regime.
The Washington-based organisation said the unemployment rate started rising sharply in 2015 when Buhari assumed power, worsened by COVID-19, pushing Nigeria into a recession.
“The rise in unemployment rates has been particularly acute since the 2015- 2016 economic recession and has further worsened as COVID-19 led to the worst recession in four decades in 2020,” said the report.
Similarly, the National Bureau of Statistics reported that the rate of unemployment in Nigeria rose five-fold from 6.4 per cent in 2010, hitting 33.3 per cent as of the last quarter of 2020 under the regime.
