NIGERIA VICE PRESIDENT OSINBAJO-- NIGERIA WILL EXPLODE SOON
Vice
President, Yemi Osinbajo has said Nigeria will seat on a demographic time-bomb
unless
critical stakeholders support government’s effort at building an economy that
will support the nation’s fast-growing population.
He stated
this on Thursday while speaking at the Religious Leaders Consultative Forum on
Harnessing Demographic Dividend for Sustainable Development in Nigeria: The
Role of Muslim Religious Leaders in Abuja. Osinbajo stated that the relevant
demographics showed the prospects and potential of a prosperous future for
Nigeria if appropriate and timely actions were in place.
“To avoid
the time-bomb scenario, we must act with urgency to build an economy that can
support that population, provide jobs and economic opportunity, education, and
healthcare, hope and optimism.” To that end, Osinbajo said achieving
demographic dividend required sustainable multi-sectorial investments in
health, education, young people, employment, women and girls, trade and
industry, economic growth, and governance. He therefore called on religious
leaders to support government’s effort at job creation, providing economic
opportunities, education, healthcare, hope and optimism.
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