We’ll focus on sound training for young Nigerians --- Osinbajo
(Nigeria) In addition to encouraging the entrepreneurial
spirit among the Nigerian youth, focus should also be on ensuring that young
Nigerians are well-trained in whatever discipline or professional calling they
may chose, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.
Noting the importance of entrepreneurship, Prof. Osinbajo
said, “We should emphasize training too, solid training. For whatever you are,
you can be the best in it. Building the very best minds should be the focus.
“If you are a graduate of history, you should be so
well-trained to be the best historian,” the VP said during a research
presentation to him by Course 24 Participants of the National Defence College.
“I think we should bear in mind also that even if you are
not an entrepreneur, but you are competent in whatever your field of endeavour
or whatever your discipline is, if you are well-trained in any type of
profession, you are a major contributor to the GDP, you are a major contributor
to the well being of the society,” the VP said.
Commending the participants for their research titled “Youth
Bulge in Nigeria: Implications for National Security,” Prof. Osinbajo said that
government will “Still continue to maintain focus on very good solid training
so that whatever you are, you can contribute to the society.”
The presentation noted the significant youth population in
the country could be turned into a positive engine for national growth through
entrepreneurship.
Captain O. Olodude,
of the Nigerian Navy, who made the presentation on behalf of Course 24
participants stated that if the youth are not harnessed through schemes such as
NYSC Entrepreneurial Scheme, training in agriculture, ICT and others, to tackle
unemployment, they would affect the society negatively.
Earlier, the Commandant of the National Defence Collage and
leader of the delegation, Rear Admiral Samuel Alade, said the Course 24 has 130
Participants 7 of which are from other countries including Niger, Republic of
Benin, Ghana, Zambia and Sierra Leone.
He revealed that the next course will have participants from
Germany, Turkey, Brazil and India.
He stated that in the 25 years of the Collage, this is the
first research presentation of its kind. Vice President Osinbajo, who promised
to send the recommendations of the research to relevant government agencies,
has also been recognised with the Distinguished Personality Award of the
National Defence Collage.
In another development, the Vice President received on
behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari a delegation from the government of Guinea
Bissau led by Prime Minister Baciro Dja.
The Prime Minister came as a Special Envoy of President Jose
Mairo Vaz of Guinea Bissau to deliver a special message.
Vice President Osinbajo commended the government of Guinea
Bissau for its constitutional and peaceful management of the country’s affairs
noting that “at the end of the day the whole purpose of government is to help
the people not to harm them in the process of political conflict."
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