The decline in the ability of the average citizen in Nigeria to meet their daily needs is a growing concern for so many of us. This concern is drawing our attention not only to the income divide that exists but also to the growing population of underemployed and unemployed young people. This gap can also be an opportunity that the government is paying little or no attention to even when the results are evident.
We are currently witnessing an agitated generation of young people who are willing to do anything to make ends meet and the government seems to be fighting back using force as its instrument of negotiation- that is if any negotiating table exists.
If the country has the workforce, a growing population, land space, local resources, opportunities for improved technology, right market access, international agreements for trade and commerce, creative generation of young people, and lots more, the question is then is why are we not utilizing all of these to our advantage? This seems to be an open-ended question with different perspectives and answers, but on whichever side of the divide one falls into the reality is still the same, that what we are currently experiencing as a nation is being felt by all and we need to do something urgently about it.
The doing is the work- who should do what, where, when, and how? How favorable are the internal working conditions that will give room for individuals to do something?
This question forms the basis of the content I hope to be able to share with you on this platform as I continue to find answers.
