Nigerian Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola,
SAN, has advocated the need for Nigeria to develop its own plan capable of
effectively tackling the ongoing economic downturn in the country.
Fashola, who spoke while delivering a lecture on “Freedom
from Fear, Choices before the New Generation” to mark the 42nd convocation of
the University of Benin, Edo State, said that Nigerians must overcome their
fears and use their natural resources to create solutions and improve their
lives.
While addressing the graduating students, he said, “We will
not pray our way out of recession; we will plan and produce our way back to
prosperity and out of recession and you are the freshest, youngest and most
energetic workforce we will have to work with.
“You are the new batteries to power the engine of growth of
our country. Your choices must be clear, free from fear, not reckless but
driven by analytical thought, questioning and probing and ultimately determined
by convictions.”
According to him, young Nigerians must, like their
counterparts in developed countries, free their minds from fear, rather than
depend solely on spiritual answers to the problems facing the nation.
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