Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Environment, Terseer Ugbor, has appealed to Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu’s government assuring that the current hardship will subside by 2025.

Stressing that Nigerians have no option than to remain patient, the lawmaker representing Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency of Benue State, urged young people to get active and productive to be self-reliant and sustainable.

Ugbor made the appeal on Thursday in Abuja while speaking to newsmen at the sideline of the public presentation of a book he authored titled “Recycling in Nigeria: How to Start and Run a Successful Recycling Business”.

He assured Nigerians that the National Assembly was providing support to the presidency and the executive arm of government to make sure that every legislation that is necessary and important for economic prosperity is given adequate attention.

Describing the book as the first of its kind in the country, the lawmaker said the work will educate young people on the practice and the procedure for recycling and how they can make a livelihood and a business out of recycling.

According to him, Nigeria generates several thousands of tons of waste every day which has a lot of value and resource that can be explored from proper recycling and proper waste management. In the country.

The lawmaker disclosed that the 10th assembly has proposed amendments to several environmental laws In the country.

He said the legislature would propose legislation to mainstream and ensure that all companies in the country and every individual take responsibility for the waste they generate from daily activities.

Speaking, Secretary to the Government of the federation (SGF), George Akume, urged Nigerians to venture into waste rescue, saying it has potential to create jobs to mitigate the current hardship.

“It’s just appropriate that at this time, the author is opening our eyes because as a community willing to do business, we have somehow been blinded by this golden opportunity.

“Whether you go to our rubbish hips, around every community or visit household, the product for meeting this market is readily available. And I think that this book is coming at a time when a lot of people are crying that they don’t have job opportunities to be able to create businesses for themselves.

“So I believe very strongly that by the time we go through this book, many of us sitting here will find businesses or business opportunities that will be beneficial to us.”