Rt. Rev’d Godwin Robinson,Bishop Lafia Diocese, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has advocated President Bola Tinubu’s urgent intervene in critical sectors including education and security, to ensure his administration’s maximum impact on Nigerians.

Godwin made the call on Saturday, while delivering the Bishop’s Charge of the 3rd Session of the 8th Synod of the Diocese held at Mt. Zion Anglican Church Mararaba in Nasarawa State.

He urged Tinubu to use his experience to address issues which had threatened the wellbeing of Nigerians.

“The current estimate of Nigeria’s population stands at about 200 millions 69 per cent of this population is between the ages of 15 to 45 years.

“People in this age bracket are actively pursuing the acquisition of knowledge and skills for better productivity or better returns, but Nigeria education sector has failed to live up to its expectations.

“There are more than 10 million out of school children roaming the streets instead of receiving instructions”, he said.

According to him, infrastructure in many schools are in a bad shape while tertiary education is constantly disrupted by disputes between governments and workers.

“Now that lecturers are back in the classes, we pray and hope that there will be no need to go back to their trenches,” said.

Robinson partly blamed the security challenge in the country on the high rate of youth unemployment.

“It must be underscored that unemployment constitutes a security threat as an ‘idle mind is the devil’s workshop’.

“The government must priorise creating employment opportunities for its citizens. It is time to advance industrial revolution to move the economy from consumption to production.

“The teaming unemployed youths must be engaged in production activities,” he said.

The cleric called on both the public and private sectors to play their parts to develop the country industrially in order to tackle the unemployment challenges faced it faced with.

With the theme: `Arise and Shine’, taken from the book of Prophet Isaiah Chapter 60 verse 1, Godwin said the Church was optimistic that Nigeria will arise from its present challenges and shine.

Source: News Agency of Nigeria