By Ayodele Oni
Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has advocated for a law to control Nigeria’s population like other advanced countries.
The Governor also called for the establishment of more technology-based Institutions, rather than proliferation of universities, to make the youth self reliant.
Akeredolu, who spoke in Akure, at a post EndSARS forum noted that “we must be able to control our population through population law. We are almost the size of China population.
“But in China today, there is a law that you can’t have more than one child. We must be deliberate about this population law.
“Establishment of technology and trade centers should be encouraged to provide self-sustainable employment for the youths.”
According to the Governor, the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) must be retooled to engage the youths productively in a way that part of the service year should include mandatory military training for self defence and more months for entrepreneurship through technical and technological training and trade.
In attendance at the forum were traditional rulers, representatives of the youths, religious leaders, political office holders and Minister of State for Niger/ Delta affairs, Chief Tayo Alasoadura.
Chief Alasoadura pointed out that the gathering was a dialogue needed at this time, adding that the President has directed members of the Federal Executive Council to liaise with their state government to hold such meeting.
He identified youth unemployment, as one of the bane of the society, stressing that the FEC has been particular about awarding contracts that would benefit the vast majority of the youths.
Alasoadura said the problem of youths unemployment has been with the country a long time ago before the President Buhari administration came in place.
He lamented that the private sector which was supposed to be the harbinger of employment has been destroyed and hopeless, thereby putting all the tasks and responsibilities on the government.
