Association of Nigerian-American Professionals (ANAPIN) has said that the high unemployment rate in the country has about 36.6 million people jobless.
While speaking during the conferment of award on some Nigerians who have distinguished themselves in their respective positions, the President of ANAPIN, Mazi Emmanuel Okoro sai the group is willing to partner with the federal government on macro-economic policies so as to create more employment.
Okoro said the government ought to pay more attention to investment in infrastructure and entrenchment of the rule of law.
He said “As a platform that proffers solutions for a better Nigeria, instead of engaging is savage indictment of our leaders, ANAPIN is today unveiling two transformative programmes that we hope will impact on our nation positively – the Youth Education and Empowerment Project and Bassie’s Peace, “Just One Girl” Project.
“I therefore call on the government to quickly facilitate the engagement of professionals in diaspora for inclusive development in order to ensure that the Change Agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is realised.
“With over 25,000 Nigerians coming home from sojourn abroad every year to help in the task of economic development and national transformation, the Diaspora professionals must partner the government to do what has been done in other developing economies such as Israel, Rwanda, India, China, Singapore and others.”
Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, Emeka Okwosa, an engineer, administrator and business entrepreneur, Mrs. Ibikunle Odusote, Hon. Abike Dabiri Erewa, Uche Orji, Kyari Abba Bukar and Ms. Anne Ene- Ita were among those awarded.