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“We Are Sitting On A Gun Powder” – Obasanjo Raises Alarm Over Unemployment In Nigeria

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Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Federal, State and local governments “to do more in the area of employment.

The former President who spoke at the 10th anniversary and 6th and 7th convocation ceremonies of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, Ijebu Ode warned “If there is no job for the unemployed to feed themselves and also to contribute to the development of the country then, we will all be sitting on gun powder”.

Obasanjo insisted “If University education was not for development then, it was not serving any useful purpose, insisting “It must be for development, personal, local, national and even global and that is very important”.

He disclosed that education is a meal ticket for anybody that has it,adding that it is also a means of breaking poverty circle.

Obasanjo advised “I believe in lifelong education. Nobody should stop learning until he or she dies”.

Obasanjo said that he accepted the award because of the personality the school was named after, saying he was one of the great and best educationist the country ever have.

His words: “I don’t indulge in accepting Honourary award not even in Best University of Technology. It became a must because of the personality which the University was named after. He is one of the best educationists this country ever have, then his memory should remain real with everybody”.

Obasanjo was honoured with Honourary Doctorate of Education in Political Science while HID was honoured with Honourary Doctorate in Business Education while Aliko Dangote was conferred with Doctorate in Science and Business Education. HID Awolowo daughter, Mrs Tola Adeniran received the award on behalf of her mother.

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