Tope Fasua, the special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on economic matters, has urged Nigerian youths to be productive and creative rather than spend time insulting leaders on social media.
Mr Fasua, who stated this during an interview on Channels TV on Tuesday, said there are a lot of opportunities and skills young people can learn to make themselves gainfully employed.
“What I’ve said very clearly is that the opportunities are there. Open your eyes and stay positioned.
“Look, if somebody makes themselves unemployable, they will have issues. But if you avail yourself, even if it was training, there are free trainings online that someone can go for.
“It’s either you’re using the time to abuse the government and big men whoever they are on the internet, or you are taking a training to reposition yourself for better employment.”
While acknowledging the current economic hardship, Mr Fasua noted that the reforms embarked upon by the Tinubu administration have begun to bear fruit.
“So, time has changed. Nobody is saying that people should continue to suffer. No. And of course, people will usually say when they’re suffering, but when people get advantage you won’t hear anything.
“In this same country, somebody lost over $3 million, which was equivalent to over N6b. A comedian or something, he lost it to FX gambling.
“You wouldn’t have known that someone in that realm had N6b, and of course he still has some more money today. So, we’re not saying that people should suffer. We’re saying that already, the economy is ticking off.”
