Senator links insecurity in Nigeria to unemployment

Senator representing Kwara Central senatorial district of Kwara State in the National Assembly, Yahaya Oloriegbe, has attributed increasing rate of insecurity in the country to high unemployment rate, saying that there is a nexus between drug abuse and unemployment.

Speaking at a news programme of the Correspondents’ Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kwara State council in Ilorin at the weekend, the lawmaker, who described unemployment as a time bomb, called on three tiers of government to urgently address the situation.

The lawmaker, who, however, commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his efforts at opening job opportunities for people, particularly the youth, lauded the President for working assiduously to nip the nagging insecurity in the bud.

“Even the world’s superpower country; the United States, has not been able to defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan for years now, so President Buhari should be commended for doing the needful to address the issue of insecurity in Nigeria. The President needs the support of all and sundry to arrest the ugly situation”, he said.

The Senator, who is the chairman, Senate Committee on Health, said coronavirus emerged with a bang ravaging the entire globe, adding that as it is, it is a virus we have to live with and people should strive to keep safe by strictly adhering to all the safety protocols rolled out by the government and the medical team.

Oloriegbe, a medical doctor, also submitted that disruptions caused by the COVID‐19 pandemic though has immensely impacted global economies, with a multiplier effect felt by all; it might have also resulted in some good things, believing that the pandemic has created ample opportunities to improve the country’s health infrastructure.

“In the revised 2020 budget, isolation centres, emergency centres and infectious disease centres will be built in each of the 36 states.

“Every federal institution will also have testing facility while funds have been made available to relevant agencies for research and to come up with coronavirus cure and vaccines for other diseases,” he said.

Acknowledging that the legislature is an important institution that makes a democratic system function properly, the Senator implored the media to help educate the populace on the roles of the legislature, which, he said, include legislation, oversight and representation, noting that poor understanding of the functions and roles of the legislature may lead to friction between the legislators and their constituents.

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