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Former Federal Capital Territory minister, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, on Thursday bemoaned the spate of unemployment in the country, saying despite his connections, he had yet to secure jobs for his two daughters, who are both holders of Masters Degrees.

El-Rufai said this while delivering a lecture at the Sixth Annual Alao Aka-Bashorun Lecture, organised by the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja Branch.

The former minister, whose lecture was entitled Impunity, Injustice and Insecurity: What Role for the Law,' said Nigeria needed to create three million jobs yearly to tackle its employment problem.

He said, "Forty-two per cent of Nigerian youths are unemployed.

"I have two daughters with Masters Degrees and they are unemployed. They have been at home for more than a year and I cannot get a job for them.

"We are sitting on a demographic time bomb and unless we have visionary leaders that are able to plan for the future, we will have a huge problem."

According to him, the Nigerian government is spending N2bn daily on security, instead of investing in infrastructure and human capital development.

El-Rufai queried the N100bn Amnesty Programme of the Federal Government, saying it had not solved the problem of pipeline vandalism and oil theft in the Niger Delta region.

He said, "Our oil production output is at its lowest since 2009 as a result of oil theft and closure of facilities by oil companies.

"That is why the government is borrowing more than ever and dipping into the nation's foreign reserves."

The former FCT minister added that granting amnesty to people who take up arms against the state would not solve the problem of insecurity in Nigeria.

"Even if you grant amnesty to Boko Haram, without addressing the fundamental issues such as lack of opportunities, poverty and social injustice, it will not solve the problem," he said.

Also speaking at the event, Prof. Akin Oyebode, advocated life imprisonment for corrupt public officials as a way of reducing the high incidence of corruption in the country.

His lecture was entitled, 'Corruption and Insecurity in the Society: What Role for the Law?'

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ebgbest: Former Federal Capital Territory minister, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, on Thursday bemoaned the spate of unemployment in the country, saying despite his connections, he had yet to secure jobs for his two daughters, who are both holders of Masters Degrees.

"I have two daughters with Masters Degrees and they are unemployed. They have been at home for more than a year and I cannot get a job for them.

Very irresponsible of a father to openly make this type of claims.

You trained your daughters up to master degree level in Ivy league schools, yet they couldn't compete with their 'less fortunate' peers in the labour market for the few available jobs but instead depend largely on nepotism and favoritism.

Little wonder a former senator regretted sending his kids abroad for studies.

Irresponsible fathers, irresponsible kids!

Please send the younger of the 2 to me for immediate employment.

mallam ruffy, bro, i promiss to employ dem in my grate alaba bissness d eagle have landed venture, 1 alaba shoping complex, alaba lagos.

BUTTTTTTTTTT

did dey have a big brezz, big nyash + ice cream lap?? plis riply, hurryyyyyyyy. tenk.

This guy never cease to amaze. His daughters are unemployed for a year now. I am sure they are arrogant and lazy like their father. Who wants those kind of employees. Even C/ACN governors can't help? I weep for this crook.

Let them become land speculators and omo onile land agents selling the land their father has all over Abuja.

I love the way people are responding to this selfish man.

Why can his daughters look for job themselves? Are they afraid of fair competition? El Rufai should go back to school or visit a hospital for a brain check, the crusades he carried out in BPE and Abuja are typical examples of how inhumane he is.

He should put them on twitter so that they will start condeming everything by GEJ... It sure will be a good family business...

Story! Can't he employ them in his companies?

The man is simply playing to the gallery. He cant find jobs for his daughters indeed!

Sky fall, e fall for every body head,rich or poor. These people we call our leaders behave as if they came from another country to steal from Nigeria.

"I have two daughters with
Masters Degrees and they
are unemployed. They have
been at home for more than
a year and I cannot get a job
for them.

so master degree holders can't find employment for themselves?

Accidental public servant indeed!

ebgbest:

I have two daughters with Masters Degrees and they are unemployed. They have been at home for more than a year and I cannot get a job for them.

And there lies one of the problems in Nigeria today.
Who's role is it to find a job, the prospective employee of her well known father?

Set up an ESCORT firm for them na...afterall na per hour billing, pay as you go...

No be just to buy mattress, lingerie, and enough durex?

Is it everything a politician says you guys will believe? I when a former work minister says he has to pay through his nose to pay his children school fees abroad, What elrufia says is jst a political statement, Don't be surprise that his daughters don't even work in Nigeria.


They might even be private consultant, what matters most is that their comfortable.

You guys take that liar serious!? Those girls can't work under anybody. They have their own share of his loot and probably running their businesses.

I thought he demolished everywhere they were supposed to get employed so what is he looking for. Mad man. What goes around not only comes around it picks every rubbish in its path and bring back to you.

hyrant rubbish, e cant find ministrial position for his 2 daughters... why cant he set them up with a business venture

He should send them to tinubu to get them jobs in Lagos state civil service.

Mallam Rufai Sir, I fink U couldn't get a Job for them Cos mayb thr Certificate is Fake ... I can employ them to b ma personal maid

When l was looking for job...l complain to you?
so how take concern me?

I think a correct thinking El-rufai whose job is to oppose every move made by the government,should be able to CREATE a Job i̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ the least, ғo̶̲̥̅̊я̣̣̥ his very own daughters.

Lie-Rufai!! May thunder strike your mouth there!! Does this man think that all Nigerians are wearing pampas??!! How dare him insult our intelligence!! I actually feel disgusted right now!! Even my Father, who is not as rich,popular and influencial as el-rufia Can get me a comfortable job!!

Shey they have masters degree, they can add more flavour and bring more ideas to afro candy next movie!! NONSENSE!! Arrant NONSENSE!!

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Stop blaming govt....

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It is a major time bomb truly. All those that think it is a joke are either still in school or are of school age but not attending school.
Irrespective of El-rufai's ideology, unemployment is a major issue in Nigeria that is being swept under the carpet...

ebgbest:
"I have two daughters with Masters Degrees and they are unemployed. They have been at home for more than a year and I cannot get a job for them.

Tell your two daughters to go learn a trade.
It pays than sitting down at home and complaining

you know d kind of job d guy is talking about? He means job nt job

The man has exposed himself and what is happening in the nigerian system,u see a master degree holder from foreign university who cannot vividly compete with a 3rd class degree holder from a nigerian university. Elrufai daughters cannot get employment because their corrupt dad has paid their way into getting that certificate from foreign university. I bet they cannot even speak good english but lazying about and expecting their father to get them job through his connection instead of going to the labour market to compete with their mate.