A former Director of National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr Bamitale Oguntoyinbo, on Thursday, urged wealthy and kind-hearted Ekiti indigenes to invest in the development of the state.
Oguntoyinbo stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Oye-Ekiti.
He said that the selfishness of some leaders had brought serious setback to the development of the state, thus resulting in many youths becoming jobless.
Oguntoyinbo, also a former Chairman of Oye Local Government, urged indigenes, who had served as governors, senators and members of House of Representatives, to establish agro-allied industries that would provide jobs for the youth.
“I want to urge our past governors, senators and former House of Representatives members in Ekiti to invest in the development of the state.
“We need agro-allied industries that will create jobs for our youths who are unemployed.
“Many of our leaders, who had served in government positions and made money, prefer to invest in accumulation of property and luxury cars.
“In the process, they have neglected the youth and the less-privileged who gave them the opportunity to hold those positions.
“Therefore, I want to appeal to them to have a change of heart and help revive the economy of the state through investment,” he said.
The former NOA director said the prominent and wealthy indigenes of the state should borrow a cue from a legal luminary, Chief Afe Babalola, who had established a university, hospital and other ventures, thus creating employment for people.
He commended Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), for his enviable roles in the employment of youths and the overall development of Ekiti. (NAN)
