Obasanjo raises alarm over unemployment in Nigeria

ABEOKUTA-Former President, Chief Olusegun
Obasanjo has urged Federal, State and local
governments “to do more in the area of
employment. The former President who spoke at the 10th anniversary and 6th and 7th convocation
ceremonies of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED),

Ijagun, Ijebu Ode warned “If there is no job for the unemployed to feed themselves and
also to contribute to the development of the
country then, we will all be sitting on gun
powder”.
Obasanjo insisted “If University education was
not for development then, it was not serving any
useful purpose, insisting “It must be for
development, personal, local, national and even
global and that is very important”.
He disclosed that education is a meal ticket for
anybody that has it,adding that it is also a means
of breaking poverty circle.
Obasanjo advised “I believe in lifelong education.
Nobody should stop learning until he or she dies”.
Obasanjo said that he accepted the award because
of the personality the school was named after,
saying he was one of the great and best
educationist the country ever have.
His words: “I don’t indulge in accepting
Honourary award not even in Best University of
Technology. It became a must because of the
personality which the University was named after.
He is one of the best educationists this country
ever have, then his memory should remain real
with everybody”.
Secondly, he told the audience that he was
honoured to be honour with Chief Hannah Idowu
Dideolu Awolowo, insisting “Anywhere mama is
been honoured, we must join hand to to honour
her”.
Obasanjo was honoured with Honourary Doctorate
of Education in Political Science while HID was
honoured with Honourary Doctorate in Business
Education while Aliko Dangote was conferred with
Doctorate in Science and Business Education. HID
Awolowo daughter, Mrs Tola Adeniran received the
award on behalf of her mother.
He added that he accepted the award because a
decade in any human life was not a joke, stressing
“I believe to honour this institution is an exercise
that is worthy”.
Lastly on why he received the Award, he said
“This is the first University of Education and any
agency of education must be accorded with
honour. The idea came 12 years when I am still in
the helms of affairs that we have University of
Agriculture then why can’t we have University of
Education then Ogun State took the advantage of
it to establish it”.
He thanked Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle
Amosun for sustaining the legacy.
Amosun said “No doubt, this year’s convocation
ceremony, which marks the successful completion
of another academic session is a continued
demonstration of commitment to the production of
qualified teaching personnel for our education
system”.