Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has charged Nigerians to be involved in business, stressing that no government in any part of the world does everything for its citizens.
The governor made the remark when he spoke during the Easter Sunday service at the St. Peter’s Anglican Church in his community, Sampou, Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of the state.
In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, Diri hinted that his administration was initiating policies and programmes that would bring about long-term empowerment to people of the state rather than short-term palliatives.
He stressed that his government was tackling manpower shortage and the skills challenge by establishing technical colleges in the eight local government areas, embarking on skills acquisition programmes, building roads to connect the hinterlands as well as other infrastructure that would bring socio-economic empowerment to the people.
He added that the government alone cannot provide for everyone and called on the people to get involved in businesses and other meaningful ventures toward adding value to their lives and the state, according to Independent.
“On our part, the long-term solutions that we are putting in place are the technical colleges, the skills acquisition programmes, roads and other infrastructure and not palliatives that are short-term measures.
“There is nowhere in the world that the government does everything for you. Let us get involved in businesses. Take advantage of our skills acquisition programmes and that way you will add value to yourselves and Bayelsa State. That way youths will become productive,” he said.