Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has expressed concern over the mass exodus of Nigerians to foreign countries.
News360 Info reports that Obasanjo, in an interview with News Central, attributed the ‘japa’ syndrome to frustration and unemployment.
The former president expressed worries that Nigeria is losing a lot of money due to youths leaving the country for greener pastures in other countries.
He said, “I’m worried, particularly with the youth. I have said it before and I’ll say it again, we are all sitting on a keg of gunpowder if we ignore our youths.
They are frustrated, they are hungry, they are unemployed, and they are angry.
Now part of the lecture we had is the amount of money we are losing by the Nigerian youths that ‘japa.’ I’m worried about that.
Hunger Crisis: The Government Has No Business In Production
Meanwhile, Obasanjo has stated that Nigeria’s major problem is the inability to maintain its policies.
He pointed out that the lack of continuity has been one of the main obstacles to attaining food security and other goals on the African continent.
Obasanjo argued that the government has no business in production, adding that the duty of the government is to provide an enabling environment for businesses to thrive.
He stated this at the unveiling of Okun Rice Mills at Asero, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, on Thursday evening.
He maintained that to achieve increased food production and sufficiency at the state, national and continental levels, the government must be ready to provide an enabling environment and ensure the continuity of assisted agricultural policies.
