By: Adebayo Usman
The newly elected President of the Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC), Comrade Jethro Annum, at the weekend, raised alarm over the worsening level of youth unemployment in the country.
Decrying the challenges of unemployment, underemployment, limited opportunities, and a yearning for platforms faced by youths, he insisted that the slight decrease in youth unemployment from 8.00 per cent to 7.50 per cent rate is unacceptable.
This, he said, is in addition to the fact that youth underemployment, which is equally inimical to youth development, is over 10.00 per cent.
He warned that an unempowered youth is not only a minus but a danger and threat to the country, adding it behooves well-meaning Nigerians to fix the problem by solving what he termed “the Nigerian youth question.”
Annum was inaugurated alongside NYC executive members from across the country by the Mr. Yakubu Shendam-led Board of Trustees (BOT) of the NYC held in Abuja, assured that NYC will collaborate with the government, private sector, and international partners with reputable development partners across the globe to create sustainable programmes to empower youth with skills, resources, and opportunities.
