The Lagos State Government says creative thinking is
the best way to tackle the unemployment problem across the country.
The state Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment,
Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti, at the ministry’s three-day capacity building retreat
for its management staff on Friday said that Nigerians need to start
having the mentality of job creators not as job-seekers.
He added that if every university graduate looking
for office employment persisted, the creative thinking and possibility of
evolving winning ideas by fresh graduates would go into extinction.
Adding:
“Hence, the need to arrest the situation by making people
thinks outside the box by putting necessary machineries in place for nurturing
ideas.
“The creation of this ministry is as a result of
government’s desire to address unemployment and boost already existing wealth
creation and employment interventions through vocational centers.
“The Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment is more of
an enabler; a link between the government and the private sector in the area of
unemployment reduction and ensuring that quality skills are given to the right
set of people. We believe that through private sector collaboration, more jobs
can be created to bridge the unemployment gaps.”
“Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has made a commitment of N25bn
Employment Trust Fund for employment and job creation matters for the next four
years.”
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