KENNETH ORUSI, Asaba
The Federal and state governments have been urged to create enabling environment where employed youths would be gainfully employed.
The call was made Monday by a Niger Delta Human and Environmental rights activist, Comrade Sheriff Mulade, who appealed to both the federal, states including the local governments to create enabling environment for unemployed Nigerians to be gainfully employed.
Speaking with news men in Abuja, the Human rights activist noted that Nigeria’s unemployment poses a threat to development, security and peaceful co-existence.
He noted that the rapid increase in the growth of labor forces along with inadequate supply of jobs and rapid population growth have contributed to increased level of joblessness.
Comrade Mulade who is the current Chairman, Applicant Association of Nigeria (AAN), while hosting the 2019 Applicant week in Abuja, appealed to the Federal and State governments to reduce high level of unemployment in the country.
He urged the government at all levels to provide the necessary infrastructure and industrial friendly environment by ensuring that there is Improvement in the area of power supply and transport system to cut high cost of productions for investors to find the country attractive for investment.
He sympathised with Applicants who cannot boast of gainful employment in their own country, calling on government to adopt proactive steps with action plans that would help to create enabling environment for investors and establish industries that would curb unemployment and insecurity.
Comrade Mulade expressed readiness to support government at all levels to provide enabling environment and create jobs for the sea of job seekers, adding that Applicant Association of Nigeria would help job seekers access available jobs opportunities.
