The Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief David Umahi, at the weekend tasked Nigerian youths to forget about government jobs which according to him, add no profit to their destiny.
Umahi made this known while addressing the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, during the 65th emergency senate meeting that took place at the Christian Ecumenical centre, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital.
He, however, called on the youths to shun all forms of cultism in their various institutions, adding that the development and future of Nigeria is in their hands.
The governor further blamed the increasing rate of kidnapping, armed theft, bandits, cultism and killings in Nigeria on youths’ quest for short wealth.
He equally tasked the youths to withstand being used by politicians to damage the destiny and picture of the leaders inside the us of a.
According to him: “Which qualified leader in Nigeria will the youths comply with? I say to our youths, you have got followed so much, and it's time to take the future for your hands. Your leaders (NANS) are qualified leaders. We assume our kids to be more than us.
“If you do now not prepare a future on your youngsters, your kids will suffer more than you. You are struggling and in case you don’t take time, your technology will now not take over leadership and you will become vintage.
“If we do now not contend with you, how can you cope with us? And I trust in you (Youths).
“We say there aren't any jobs, but it isn't always real. You are expecting government jobs, however it doesn’t work. It makes you lazy and you develop vintage. What the government must do is to create the surroundings. It is only some people which might be employable.
“Put yourselves together to produce the destiny leaders of this country. If you are employed to spoil humans, you're instead bringing curses upon yourselves. Success has a sample, likewise failure. Resist to be hired to ruin others, for he who will destroy to succeed will without a doubt get destruction ready upon him.
“Without the youths there may be no kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism. Let me tell you, the ones doing cultism in faculties are people who are weak. These susceptible humans come together to kill and to protect their weak point.
“You can't see any wise young character going into cultism. When you partake in killings, killing will float for your generations,” he stated.
Umahi in a related development kicked against fuel subsidy in Nigeria, adding that It is not for the interest of the country.
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