The APC governorship flagbearer in Rivers State, Dakuku Peterside has stated that creating an enabling environment, stabilizing security and power generation will make business thrive in the state.
Peterside said this while addressing members of a non-governmental organization, Grace Professional who paid him a courtesy visit in Port Harcourt.
He said if elected, his administration would focus on job creation in a bid to alleviate youth restiveness in the state.
“Young boys and girls are on the street because of many reasons. If you want to move these people out of the street, you must provide them with education, skill and opportunities.
“Our educational system is a problem. It is not deeply rooted because it focuses only on issuing certificates. We intend to create jobs with agriculture because it is the only sector that can adopt a lot of youths.
“We are going to create skill centres with international certification. Governor Rotimi Amaechi has set a standard with that.
“There are loads of sectors to provide opportunities for our youths: the creative economy, ICT, Oil and Gas, Sports, and so on but people must first of all have the orientation to work. We need to do massive re-orientation for our youths who are used to making quick money.
“For us to achieve all these things, two things are fundamental: one is addressing the issue of security, providing an enabling environment for industries to thrive and the second is power. We believe that when the issues of power are addressed, a lot of problems will be solved,” Dakuku said.
Responding to the address, convener of Grace Professionals, Deda Okuyiga said the issues of youth unemployment had been a major concern for every administration.
Okuyiga, however, noted that the group decided to support the candidacy of Dakuku Peterside because of his roadmap to develop Rivers state.
According to Okuyiga, “We came here to show solidarity for Dakuku because we believe in his developmental programmes. We have looked at it and we thought he is the right man for Rivers state.
“We believe the youths must have a special focus for any well-meaning government. When the youths are responsible, the country will be better for it.
“Come April 11, 2015 we believe and we pray that Dakuku Peterside will be the next Governor of Rivers State”.
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