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Youth group urges Tinubu to tackle the issue of unemployment.

Rises in the cost of living are unprecedented and unbearable.

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July 7, 2023

Stella Charles Akupue

Youth group urges Tinubu to tackle the issue of unemployment.

A group under the auspices of the Progressive League of Youth Voters for Tinubu and Shettima has urged President Bola Tinubu to tackle the issue of unemployment in the country.

In a press conference on Thursday, the group said the president is expected to tackle the problem and reduce it to the barest minimum.

Ambassador Abdul Usman Shaibu, National Coordinator, expressed his confidence in what Tinubu and vice president Kashim Shettima have done so far in office.

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“The League of Youth Voters for Tinubu and Shettima is today so proud of the president and vice president because their leadership activities have justified our support for them before, during and after the elections.

” Basking in this euphoria, we want to draw the attention of Mr president to some of the expectations of Nigerians in general and the youths in particular:

” Unemployment at least half of Nigerians are under or unemployed, a figure that rises to two-thirds for young people who make up most of the population. The president is expected to tackle this problem and reduce it to the barest minimum.

” National security: Nigeria’s prevailing state of national security is worrisome. The receding Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast is being substituted by banditry and terrorism in the northwest, and the north-central is facing the deadly farmer-herder crisis.

The south-east is enmeshed in separatist violence and the associated criminal opportunity sm, and there is an upswing in gang and ritual activities in the south-west. At the same time, the south-south is afflicted with militancy, piracy and oil theft. The president should get a grip on these severe security threats.

“Economy: Rises in the cost of living are unprecedented and unbearable. The president is expected to revamp our ailing and critically dysfunctional economy.

” Corruption: Corruption among public functionaries in Nigeria is endemic. Though the president strongly opposes it, we expect him to confront the menace head-on, setting an example of transparency and zero tolerance of self-regard.

“Youth inclusion in appointments: Nigeria has many talented and intelligent youths but can barely exercise these gifts. Thank God President Tinubu has an excellent record of grooming and including youths in governance.

Therefore, we expect him to continue in that line, especially in his subsequent appointment of ministers, heads of departments and agencies, board members of federal institutions, etc.”

Shaibu assured the president and the vice president of the youth’s support and assured the youth that President Bola Tinubu and vice president Kashim Shettima have the strength of character and dedication to mitigate Nigeria’s problem.