. Apart from the filth and the disarray that is practically now native to Nigeria, apart from the noise and the preponderance of hawkers and micro businesses, you will notice a large crowd of people outdoors!And if you look closely, you will find that they are mostly not doing anything! And you will notice that the majority of loiterers are on the younger side.
All official purchases was limited to locally produced and locally sourced items! Engineers, scholars and creative people were funded to come up with solutions to local problems. They were funded to design machinery, no matter how rudimentary, but what do we do here, we hound and even prosecute local producers! We destroy blacksmith shops, we destroy local modular refineries, and we hound and close the workshops of artisans rather than create industrial parks or estates for them.
These are still lacking and as a result, our young people will keepnroaming the streets in hunger and in anger. Importation ban is simply the way out and there will be mass employment!In the light of the recent #EndSARS protests across the country by mostly unemployed youths, I reproduce my column with the above title, written three years ago on this page warning against the dangers of neglecting the youths.
of palm oil we smuggle in, we rob many a youth of opportunity for employment and growth! For those who are unfortunately ignorant of basic economics, let me enumerate why our youth can’t find work! They cannot find work because; doors are imported; bathroom fittings are imported; furniture is imported; bicycles are imported; machetes are imported; khaki for uniforms are imported; dog food is imported; Naira notes are imported too; wines and spirits are imported; plates and cutlery are imported!...
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