The Vice Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, UNIZIK Anambra State, Prof Charles Esimone has identified increased government investment in education, skill acquisition initiatives and mentorship as part of strategic plan to harness dormant talents among youths to become self reliant.
He described Nigeria as blessed nation with vibrant and dynamic youths, representing approximately 60 percent of the population, stressing the need to empower and prepare them to contribute to economic development of the country.
Speaking during a youth investment summit themed, “Access To Wealth Through Real Estate And Digital Wealth Creation” by National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) in Awka, Esimone noted that youths hold the key to unlocking full potential of the nation, just as he urged them to invest their time in problem solving initiatives.
“This event provides opportunity to think out of the box, think about skills, have entrepreneurial mindset to transform from dependency to solution provider.
“We need to stimulate the youths to fill up the gaps and turn around the economy of the nation”
While acknowledging that youths as the most critical stakeholders are not taken into consideration,he called for concerted effort to promote initiatives aimed at empowering the youths to defeat social vices, poverty and unemployment.
Chairman, NYCN Anambra State Chapter, Surv Emeka Obi, said the summit staged in partnership with PoolKing Real Estate Firm, was targeted at inspiring youths to pursue rewarding careers within the real estate sector.
He praised Governor Charles Soludo’s commitment to continuing to create an enabling environment that would encourage youth empowerment in critical sectors in the state.
Chief Executive Officer, PoolKing Real Estate, Commander Gabriel Chukwunwendu said he was passionate about nurturing youths in the real estate sector based on emerging and contemporary development in the nation.
“This will assist in guaranteeing youth economic sustainability and ensure that the sector had a steady supply of professionals that would be readily available to service it at any point in time,” he said.
He maintained that he is out to empower youths,even as he called on Ndi Anambra to start bringing their investments home.
Earlier, while spending on the a Guest Speaker,Associate Professor Nwachukwu Obiakor, described the theme as apt in view of emerging trends in the nation.
He added that the summit aimed to provide a platform for sensitization of youths and their potential impact on the real estate sector, describing it as new style of making genuine money.
He praised the conductive business environment in the state and called on youths to explore the opportunities provided by the real estate firm to empower themselves.
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