UNEMPLOYMENT is a major concern to the  Nigerian government and its citizens. Battling the cankerworm has ever been the promise of virtually every administration in the country, both the military and civilian. But hitherto, nothing positive seems forthcoming.

The failure of the Nigerian government to bail its citizens, especially the youth, out of the cankerworm called unemployment in the country suggests to Nigerians that government needs support from its citizens, among others, to complement its efforts at creating employment for the teeming unemployed youths in the country.

As Nigerians become more conscious of the fact that government cannot provide every bit of its citizens’ needs, individuals, organisations and bodies, among others, are now harnessing their potentials to complement government’s efforts and make life more interesting and worth living for the people in the country.

Joining the league of people, who have saddled themselves with the responsibility of moving job creation from the realm of rhetoric to reality is the wife of Kwara State governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, with her Life Empowered Anchored on Hope (LEAH) Charity Foundation, which aims at empowering the youth and creating employment, not only for the people of Kwara State, but also, in all other states of the federation. By this, the foundation will provide employment for not fewer than 100 people in each of the local governments across the country.

According to the ambassador of LEAH, Mr Abdul-Hameed Oladipupo Alli, plans have been concluded to ensure that unemployment is reduced to the barest level in the country, while also, supporting the Federal Government in putting in place, palliative measures to ameliorate the pain caused by the removal of fuel subsidy in the country.

“The threatening rate of vices and crime being committed in the country could be aptly described as one of the indices of the growing unemployment rate in the country. And to annihilate crime and poverty in the country, individuals, groups and organisations have to intervene and complement government’s effort, especially in creating employment opportunities. That is exactly what we are doing in LEAH,” Alli said.

On the mode of operation of the foundation, he said the foundation would be attached to the pet projects of the overrun wife in every state of the federation. “This will add value to pet projects of the overrun wife, and ensure proper monitoring of the project.

More so, this is one aspect that is not yet saturated. Hence, we will name the project after the overrun wife.”

He added that not only graduates would benefit from the goodies of this project, but also the illiterates, as the job that would be created would cut across all aspects of human endeavour.

“There is a provision for both the literate and the illiterate, as the job that will be created will require people who are trained in that aspect and those who have no training or skill. For instance, we shall engage the services of professional teachers, security men and nurses, among others, while also empowering people via vocational training and setting them up.

 “I can assure Nigerians that by the time we are through with this, unemployment will be a thing of the past in the country,” Alli assured.

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