Categories: Local

Education Not An Automatic Ticket To Govt Jobs, Buhari Tells Nigerian Youths

 

President Muhammadu Buhari has told Nigerian youths to use their education and exposure to improve themselves and not see them as tickets to depend on the government. 

Buhari said this on Wednesday during an interview with Channels Television

“I wish when they go to school; when they work hard; when they earn their degree, they don’t do it thinking that government must give them jobs,” he noted.

“You get educated because an educated person is certainly better than an uneducated person even in identifying personal problems. So, education is not just meant to hang on to the government to give you jobs and then what the colonialists indoctrinated in us to believe – have a car, have a house; start work by 8:00 am and close by 2 pm.”

A file photo of President Muhammadu Buhari.

 

Aside from this, Buhari also spoke on a wide range of national issues including his decision not to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill.

READ ALSO: I Am Not Happy With The State Of Power In Nigeria – Buhari

Buhari had declined assent to the bill, citing the inclusion of the direct primaries mode of elections.

Speaking during the interview, he said he will sign the bill if the National Assembly makes the needed adjustment.

“All I said (is that) there should be options,” he said. “We must not insist that it has to be direct; it should be consensus and indirect.”

Asked if he would sign if the lawmakers effect the change in that direction, he affirmed, “Yes, I will!” I will sign.

“There should be options, you can’t dictate to people and say you are doing democracy. Give them other options so they can make a choice.”

Earlier in the interview, President Buhari had also reiterated his government’s resolve to tackle banditry in the country’s northwest region.

“So, I think the only language they understand – we have discussed it thoroughly with the law enforcement agencies; the security chiefs, the Inspector General of Police – is to go after them; the terrorists,” he added.

“We labelled them terrorists, are we are going to deal with them as such.”

Emmanuel Egobiambu

Disqus Comments Loading...
Share
Published by
Emmanuel Egobiambu
Tags: BuhariYouths

Recent Posts

Faye Officially Declared Winner Of Senegal’s Presidential Election

The announcement of the official provisional results seems to clear the way for a handover…

5 hours ago

Nigerians Deserve To Know How Abducted Kaduna Pupils Were Released – Bukarti

The security expert said the government needs to explain to Nigerians circumstances around the release…

6 hours ago

Minimum Wage: Pay FAAC Allocations Of Defaulting States To Workers, TUC Tells FG

While the TUC demanded N447,000 as the new monthly minimum wage per worker, the NLC…

7 hours ago

 Slain Soldiers’ Sacrifice Won’t Be In Vain, Justice Will Be Served — CDS 

General Musa vowed that the military will hunt down the perpetrators of the heinous act…

8 hours ago

PHOTOS: 17 Military Personnel Killed In Delta Buried

The President assured the families of the soldiers of maximum support and approved scholarship for…

8 hours ago

NNPCL Denies Adjusting Petrol Price

The NNPCL reaffirmed its commitment to sustaining the current sufficiency in petroleum products supply across…

9 hours ago