Employment
By Sarafina Christopher
Abuja, July 15, 2023(NAN) A former Federal lawmaker, Hon. Shina Peller, has called for a stakeholders collective efforts towards strengthening the creative industry thereby creating more employment opportunities in the country.
Peller, a former member of the 9th Assembly, made the call on Friday in Abuja during a farewell dinner organised in his honour by the Nigerian Youth Stakeholders.
The lawmaker said most developed countries achieved the feat by investing so much in their youths, urging the government to follow similar direction by strengthening the creative industry.
“We believe that once we strengthen the creative industry, there will be so much employment for the unemployed youths.
“This will help the country to also have an alternative way of generating revenue if the country needs to diversify its economy from oil revenue.
“I am optimistic and believe that looking at the creative industry is a way out.
“I believe that this industry is going to help a lot of youth to become what they want to be and also provide them with jobs,”Peller Said.
In his remarks, Hamzat Lawal, Chief Executive Officer, Connected Development (CODE) expressed the need to bring together young people from all spheres, across boards and beyond politics.
“Young people bring lots of ideas and creativity which is why we are calling on FG to at least give them 30 per cent opportunity in governance across board.
Mr Solomon Adodo, President, National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN)
appreciate the Honoree for his contribution towards youth development.
He described youth inclusion in decision making as a critical tool for nation building.
“We call on Mr president and other stakeholders in leadership that we need great icon like this in this season because a new Nigeria will be reborn.
“A Nigeria where the potential of the youths will be moved from mere potentials into productivity.
“In order to achieve this, we need vehicle, instruments and great patriots for this.
“We want to also advocate for young people to be in the seat of power, we sincerely hope for more youth inclusion.
“So it is very important for an avenue to be created so³ that the youths can interface with government in order to proffer more advance solutions that will move our country forward,”Adodo said.
Also speaking, Mr Olufowobi Desmond, the President of Nigerian Youth in Politics expressed optimistic that the new administration would not disappoint in terms of active participation of youths in leadership.
“From the appointment that President Bola Tinubu has made, we are very confident that the youths will be carried along.
“We believe and hope that this administration will bring the best for the Nigerian youths,” he said.