Policy makers have asked Nigerian youths to reduce constant complaints about the ills of the country and turn the nation into a wealth creation hub.
Speaking at the inaugural edition of The Nigerian Hamilton Project organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Enugu, the panellists described the nation’s younger generation are the catalyst for developing a new economic frontier for the country and should therefore maximise every opportunity
Chairman of FIT Group of Companies, Chief Loretta Aniagolu, also advised the youths on job creation rather than job seeking, stressing that the earlier young people started turning the nation’s adversities into fortune, the better for the country.
“Young people must stop spending time complaining about what is not being done right. Whatever is not done right is an opportunity for you to take up the gauntlet and see how you can use it to your benefit.
“I have tried to give examples of when some of us were starting up in the private sector. I used to read the newspapers and every time I saw negative news, I asked myself how I could change this negative news into business?, she queried.
“As much as there is disappointment on the part of leaders, you also have to task yourself. There is the Internet. The world is in your palm. There’s so much you can learn and work on. Young people need to use their creativity and God given talents to think out of the box. There is no job. But there is an opportunity everywhere,” Aniagolu said.
The event saw policymakers, thought leaders and private sector players gather at the Enugu International Conference Center to dissect the nation’s developmental challenges and leadership philosophies.
The author of the book, “Development as Attitude: a national dialogue series, Prof. Osita Ogbu, stated that leadership is all about the amount of ideas, knowledge, values, ethics and ideology a leader brings to the table.
“The future is also moving. You have to be fast-paced. When leaders are not clear-headed, they don’t know what they stand for, and it will be difficult for them to govern well,” Ogbu said.
