Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has urged Nigerians not to criticise President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly because of the country’s high unemployment rate.
Kalu, an All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District, noted that many Nigerian graduates are not adequately trained hence the insecurity in the country.
According to the lawmaker, many lecturers in higher institutions are also not knowledgeable enough.
Kalu stated this in Abuja on Monday at the launch of TerraSkills, an Abuja-based tech company’s Graduate Skills Training (GST) programme.
Kalu said, “We should not blame President Muhammadu Buhari or the National Assembly over the high rate of unemployment in the country which is producing insecurity. I have experience as a governor, so I am knowledgeable.
“Most of our graduates are not properly trained for the jobs; that’s why there is insecurity. Everything is not on Buhari or the National Assembly. It is because most people are not groomed properly for leadership.
“Going to the university is not enough because most of these lecturers don’t even know what they are teaching you. I became an entrepreneur before I went into politics and I am still the chief adviser of my companies that employ over 13,000 people so I know what I am talking about.”
The former Abia State governor also urged people to understand that the government is not perfect.
“Training is the key. No human being is perfect. Government is not perfect, the private sector cannot be perfect. What you should do is to take the good and throw away the bad,” he said.
