THE CHALLENGES OF YOUTHS IN NIGERIA AND THE WILL TO ESCAPE STRUCTURED POVERTY

The youths are the bridge between the aged and the children, and they are responsible for 80% of innovative ventures, ideas, technology and inventions. The significance of the youths to economic and physical development cannot be underemphasized, one of the reasons corporate establishments and other organizations are always looking towards recruiting and employing vibrant, educated and innovative driven youths into their workforce.

The potential of African youths are numerous with emphasis to Nigerian youths that have proven to be globally competitive with their counterpart from other regions. The foundation of the Nigerian state did not provide opportunities for the youths to thrive and succeed  except for few ones who have rich parental support and others  who choose to escape the colonial contraption by fleeing to Europe or U.S in seeking for greener pasture.

The never back down attitude and strong mental fortitude for success of the average Nigerian youths have made many to devise strategies to escape the structured poverty and oppression of the state.

To some, having a degree and masters will provide an edge to seek employment in blue-chip and multinational organizations; but the massive rate of youths unemployment despite their academic qualifications have made many to believe that school is a scam.

To some, learn a trade and be self-employed or become a specialist; but lack of capital to expand the scope of the operation, and also inconsistency in government policies have crippled so many ventures.

Many talents have been wasted to cultism and banditry (idle hands being a devil’s workshop), with active participation of youths in rituals and kidnapping as a source of income and success.

While some are patient believing that their riches is in heaven according to the doctrines of the pastors, but with pastors and clerics flaunting wealth, owing luxury houses and exotic vehicles in their entourage and garage like politicians, these have made many to lose their patience  and looking for ways to enjoy the goodness and riches of life following the ways of the clergies and not their words.

With every means possible, some have sold their ancestral lands and properties with intentions to use the proceed to relocate abroad to seek for menial jobs and permanent residency.

Others without ancestral inheritance with the fear of unending hardship have lost their path to drugs to seek temporary happiness and comfort, with crime on the rise and those engaging in it flourishing and sending their children to school abroad following the footstep of the politicians.

The ones with the fear of God decided to cultivate the portion of their ancestral land to provide food for their families and sell to raise money for immediate needs, but Fulani herdsmen a.k.a bandits destroyed the produces with the herds of cows or murder some that are not so unlucky.

IS PRESIDENT TINUBU THE MESSIAH NIGERIANS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR ? OR ATIKU ABUBAKAR OR PETER OBI?

Nigeria youths Ronu o!