Our politicians are so power drunk that they fail to match realities, with so many failed promises to the behest of it's populace. Nigerians have now come of aged to know the exact characters they should elect in certain positions of authority. Things should not stand the same in a country like Nigeria with a growing population of 214,615,295 as of Wednesday, March 2, 2022, out of this number Nigeria’s unemployment rate rose to 35 percent in 2021, according to a report by a credit rating agency, Agusto & Co.

While the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is yet to publish the official labour data for the period, the 35 percent by Agusto & Co shows the jobless rate in Africa’s largest economy was up 6.06 percentage points from the 33.3 percent reported in 2020, when the impact of COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses to lay off staff.At 35 percent, the highest in over a decade, the figure by the credit rating agency is below the 40 percent projected for 2021 by President Buhari’s current chief economic adviser, Doyin Salami.

“Unemployment will continue to rise as school leavers join an economy that is weak at creating jobs,” research analysts at Augusto & Co., said.“The sectors with significant growth use very little labour,” the Presidential Economic Advisory Council said at its sixth regular meeting.

Analysis of the latest NBS unemployment report shows that a third of the 69.7 million-strong labour force in Africa’s most populous nation either did nothing or worked for less than 20 hours a week, making them unemployed in 2020. Another 15.9 million worked less than 40 hours a week, making them underemployed. A high unemployment rate in a country like Nigeria whose economy is described as one that is stagflated (a blend of a high inflation rate and slow economic growth) means poor Nigerians will become poorer in real terms, and the middle class will get thinned out.

Before COVID-19, about 80 million of Nigeria’s 200 million people were living on less than the equivalent of $1.90 a day. The pandemic and population growth could see that figure rise to almost 100 million by 2023, notes the World Bank.

Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) may have shown sustained growth over the last four quarters since the exit from the 2020 recession as it grew by 4.03 percent in real terms in the third quarter of 2021, but the labour-intensive sectors that can help employ the country’s graduates have been underperforming, according to BusinessDay findings. Now, that election year is approaching, It is therefore noteworthy of Nigerians to be wise at choice of electing leaders that would match words and actions with realities, leaders with vision, leaders that have the will of Nigerians at heart and not the animal skin disguised in human form.

Let us eschewed politics of bitterness that they have succeeded in dividing us between the North/Southern alliances. Let us do away with the politics of ethnicity, let us elect leaders with character and not popularity.

May God guide our choice come 2023.

To be continued....

Prince Festus Oyom,
A political analyst and commentator
Write from Abuja,
Nigeria

Ontario

Many years ago have always had this dream of traveling overseas. This process have been so tough, rigorous many fail attempt as regards my Visa application but yet I never gave up,never discouraged, kept on working and fighting hard to make sure my dream become a reality. At a point I was so discouraged after have lost close to 4M on fail applications. My friends started questioning my mental health condition including my girlfriend who was my backbone and supported me on this process,I mean this money I have lost would have started me a good business over in Nigeria. it's was as though my "village people" were up on my neck seeing and trailing every of my activity on the process. I turn to this scripture because I know I was not give up anyways. “I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, not the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.” this time the final straw, I put in my application got invited for my interview and after all the process I was granted my Visa, got to Canada two months ago, got my work permit with a very nice and comfortable apartment,a good Job, steady power Etc.. and now everyone who were against my decision as at that time got a surprise how it all happened God is faithful... To all my nairalanders,do not always be discourage in whatever decision you take, keep the focus do not be discouraged and do not allow anyone to discourage you follow your dream. Every man was born in his own day time/hour fight on what you believe.

Wasted energy..you cannot rule Nigeria because Nigerian is not Lagos State

They're hungry Nigerians because all I know Tinubu can never rule Nigeria

Omoh this man still fresh ooh

Na GEJ oh, the best option so far

The Innocent blood of that young boy nor go allow una rest untill una fit talk Truth

OBO abeg pay am nah..ehnn na student oo

Enjoy your Heaven on Earth

Enjoy your Heaven on Earth

Make hm go sidon Joor

Na dem sabi

Hungry birds..dem don give dem small money

@Nigeria our politician are big mess why are they making a scene about the whole issues what are they trying to put out ordinary nigerian man knows they are all bunch of criminals they just want use this medium to score cheap political points.

Continue...

Me I Dey o still single and searching for the right lady o abeg if anyone Dey available to be candid I need am

Politician d heal somebody na waoo

Wetin him d sing self

HBD Gej..long life age with grace the hero our democracy

Hungry..bitches

Anywhere Belle face politician

Who 1 take am serious

dat one na story u no dey still

who dat one epp

OK.

So how much is the monthly salary now

GEJ our hero God be with you

this man is just a big FOOL

mr president welcome we miss you

that man na old man no be him the make the appointment na Ahmed joda

okay abeg give me candle and matches make I sleep