PhenomenonVFX: ^^Also the citizens should be told to stop giving birth indiscriminately. We are also our own worst enemies. A man who can hardly eat 3 square meals a day has no business fathering 5 children.

chidindufrank: Poorman's only source of recreation is his wife. No job doesn't mean men should not shine their kongo.

Obiagelli: get this straight, HOLD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT. what really do you want the state government to do? Over bloat its recurrent expenditure? It's not like any other state is better off, the federal government should reduce unemployment.

Sincere 9gerian: Sullivan Chime is doing well in the area of road construction in the city centre but governance is much more than road construction. There is job creation, education, health, human capacity development, sports development,etc. The governor should be told to sit up in these areas. There is basically no job opportunities in Enugu, except for govt jobs.

django1: He can also do the YES-O format scheme of employing about 20,000 graduates in different sectors of economy, pay them 20K/month.

Sincere 9gerian:
I expected you to be far more intelligent than that. You have just displayed shameful level of IGNORANCE.

Governors can play big big roles in creating jobs in their states. When the FG ministries, department and agencies go on job creation drive or enact job creation policies, they dont usually dictate to the investors which particular state to invest. The various state govts have to market their states, promote their states, partner with willing investors where necessarily, provide state-level investor friendly environments,etc. Nothing stops a governor from doing the state version of YOUWIN or replicate other federal-level job creation interventions in their state. What about creating several state govt owned or PPP skills acquisition centres? Even in terms of keying into federal govt job creation policies, providing cheap loans for willing entrepreneurs, empowering the youths to go into agriculture, promoting sports (there is huge job creation opportunities in sports), promoting tourism, promoting locally (Made in Enugu) made goods, etc. In fact, there is so much states can do to complement what is done at the federal level.

Sincere 9gerian:
I expected you to be far more intelligent than that. You have just displayed shameful level of IGNORANCE.

Governors can play big big roles in creating jobs in their states. When the FG ministries, department and agencies go on job creation drive or enact job creation policies, they dont usually dictate to the investors which particular state to invest. The various state govts have to market their states, promote their states, partner with willing investors where necessarily, provide state-level investor friendly environments,etc. Nothing stops a governor from doing the state version of YOUWIN or replicate other federal-level job creation interventions in their state. What about creating several state govt owned or PPP skills acquisition centres? Even in terms of keying into federal govt job creation policies, providing cheap loans for willing entrepreneurs, empowering the youths to go into agriculture, promoting sports (there is huge job creation opportunities in sports), promoting tourism, promoting locally (Made in Enugu) made goods, etc. In fact, there is so much states can do to complement what is done at the federal level.

Obiagelli:
you are a joke, tell me one state with lower unemployment rate in Nigeria, what is the FG's policy on job creation, YOUWIN? What happened to the large deposit of coal sitting in enugu? Enugu should be an industrial city with 50% of the country's power plants sited there. How much does the state government get compare to the FG? What is the cbn doing about lending rate
The state can provide enabling environment like good road and Co. (that enugu is not lacking) on its little resources. If the FG will allow mine and export its coal, then we can hold the state responsible.

Sincere 9gerian:
Absolute nonsense. Yes, we need constitutional amendment but we'r talking of things that can be done NOW even under the present arrangement. Nothing stops any of the state govts from doing any of the things highlighted in my initial post- YOUWIN was just an example but even if the state govt cannot do YOUWIN, what short term job creation interventions can they do to help ameliorate the situation? Aren't you one of those hailing Ngige when he claimed he'll create thousands of jobs during the recent election debates? Shouldn't politicians who promised to create jobs during campaigns be help accountable when elected? Are you insinuating the state govts should raise the hands in the air in complete surrender to rising unemployment in their respective states? As far as I'm concerned, state governors are supposed to be creative in solving problems in there states, as much as the law allows them to do. They were not elected to sign contracts for road construction alone- even primary one pupil can also sign contracts for road construction.

from which money is the government going to fund you win? Do you have an idea what the state budget is like? Is it the economy in Enugu isolated from the rest of Nigeria?
Fact here is the federal government is in charge the economy of the country and that reflects on every state, does enugu control its own inflation? or interest rates.
In the true sense of its a shame that you are shouting YOUWIN, and initiative that is supposed to employ 80,000 people in 5yrs 80,000 from a population of over 150mil. This is not even worthy of celebration for a local government.
SO LONG AS THE FG IS IN CHARGE OF THE ECONOMY AND TAKES THE LARGER CHUNK OF THE COUNTRY'S RESOURCES, I WILL SPARE THE STATE unemployment problems.

Obiagelli:
from which money is the government going to fund you win? Do you have an idea what the state budget is like? Is it the economy in Enugu isolated from the rest of Nigeria?
Fact here is the federal government is in charge the economy of the country and that reflects on every state, does enugu control its own inflation? or interest rates.
In the true sense of its a shame that you are shouting YOUWIN, and initiative that is supposed to employ 80,000 people in 5yrs 80,000 from a population of over 150mil. This is not even worthy of celebration for a local government.
SO LONG AS THE FG IS IN CHARGE OF THE ECONOMY AND TAKES THE LARGER CHUNK OF THE COUNTRY'S RESOURCES, I WILL SPARE THE STATE unemployment problems.

Afam4eva: Most of those people may be employed but are looking for something better. The problem of Nigeria is not unemployment but the availability of a good employment that's commiserate with one's skill and level.

Sincere 9gerian:
Stop acting like you dont have brains. YOUWIN is not the only job creation intervention of the FG

Obiagelli: get this straight, HOLD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT. what really do you want the state government to do? Over bloat its recurrent expenditure? It's not like any other state is better off, the federal government should reduce unemployment.

Abagworo:

Its neither State nor federal government but the mind set of the people. The reason why Abia and Anambra has the lowest unemployment level is because they believe in self employment. In Imo State, people seem to belittle self-employed people, traders and artisans which is very bad. We can only reduce unemployment by employing ourselves and not waiting for government.

kmariko: Government merely creates enabling environment for job creation. On the hand government stimulates job growth using infrastructure projects, labor stimulating laws. But the bulk depends on individual creativity.
The lack of legal authority states have over some stimulatory activities using available resources hampers job creation in states like Enugu that have large population of educated young people.