WHAT A CHANGE!!!

We will be into the seventh month of the administration of change, the change we clamored and voted for, the change we believed we needed and worked hard to get. Here we are nothing seems to have changed about the Nigeria.

 The war against indiscipline, corruption and insurgency remained the same or even getting worse. The problem in the oil sector seems not to have a solution as fuel scarcity glows the market and fuel pump price increases and even price from the black marketers is the same with the pump price in some filling stations. Our economy is getting worse, more a Nigerians are gaining unemployment instead of employment with retrenchments and mass sack in existing industries, companies and government owned establishments.

 How long will a university or a polytechnic graduate survive on 5000naira monthly stipend in a harsh and hard economy such as ours. According to a report from the National Bureau of Statistics, the rate of unemployment grew from 8.2% to 9.9% between July 1st and September 30th which means close to 1.5 million Nigerian Graduates are jobless. This are active and energetic youths who are well trained in various Nigeria higher institutions and are willing and actively seeking for an employment after fulfilling all the requirements necessary for a citizen to be employed and live a happy life in his country. What is the fate of the University students when the labour market is over saturated? What is the fate of the polytechnic students when the economy cannot sustain itself? What is the fate of the college of education students when we have private schools that cannot afford to pay 10,000 naira monthly salary for a teacher? Government is neither employing nor making any provision for these Nigerian youths, yet our institution runs yearly and produce thousands of graduates. What is the fate of the current Nigerian youth Corpers when there are millions of unemployed ex-corpers who are yet waiting for the change we voted for? Was this the change we voted for when we came out in the hot sun making sure our vote counts? Was this the change we were promised during election campaign that as soon as they assumed office there will be massive recruitment by the government? Was this the change thousands of Nigerian Jobless Graduates voted for with full expectation of a life changing government that will transform Nigeria?

 Nigeria Jobless Graduates! Its time we ask the government of the unfulfilled promises. It's time we ask for what belongs to us as citizens of this great country. It's time we march out peacefully in the streets capital city of Nigeria to ask the government of its plan for the Nigeria Jobless Graduates. We are not lazy, not unintelligent, not unemployable as Nigerian politicians claim. We are full bodied Nigerians, mentality, physically and morally sound and fit for every opportunity and we are ready to showcase our intelligence. We are Nigerians, and we are ready to work for the progress of our dear country.

We are the Nigerian Jobless Graduates.