President of All Youths Reoriented Initiative of Nigeria (AYRION), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo has called on both the Federal and State Governments to make youths development such as provision of jobs and enabling environment as a priority to guide against future protests.
He made this declaration while speaking of the occasion of this year’s International Youth Day.
Oguntoyinbo in the statement made available to journalists on Monday, also called on the Nigerian youths to shun any form of social vices such as drug addiction, internet frauds, clandestine activities and other quick money solutions that have occupied the space in the country.
He said youths should realise that there is joy and peace in hardworking, which he said will results in long lasting richness without any inhibition.
He further advised the governments that creation of enabling environment and job opportunities for the youths will keep them busy, saying if this has been done earlier, the recent protests against the government would have been a total failure.
According to him, if government had been able to provide job opportunities for at least 70 percent of the Nigerian youths, they would not be able to be on streets for the protests.
Oguntoyinbo who is also a chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party, (NNPP) and gubernatorial candidate of the the party in Ogun state in 2023 election said to avoid a recurrence of protests in future,. the governments at various level should embark on creation of jobs for the youths.
He affirmed that youth development, support for women, quality leadership and peace in the country remain his priority in life as he strives always for a better Nigeria.
He said he believes that there is a need to guide the youths against bad behaviour by putting them on a good pedestal and ensuring that they are not lured into criminality.
“I am dedicated to the youth development because the youth are the leaders of tomorrow. So if we want the future of the country to be bright, we need to take care of the youth. Nothing will stop me from promoting the development of the youth. I am also dedicated to the promotion of peace in the country because, without peace, the nation cannot progress”.