Embrace entrepreneurship to tackle economic challenges — Adeleke
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has called on Nigerians to embrace entrepreneurship to tackle the country’s economic challenges.
Adeleke urged citizens to tap from the multiple opportunities in the country to build a future of prosperity.
The governor made the call on Sunday, at the tenth convocation of Adeleke University, in Ede, saying “as challenging as Nigeria is today, it presents multiple options for those with entrepreneurial mindset.”
He said that governments at all levels are working together to address the economic hardship.
He expressed support for President Bola Tinubu’s efforts to address the current crisis, saying that there is a need for collective action to overcome Nigeria’s challenges.
According to him, “Governments at levels are working hard to address the parlous state of the economy. At the National Economic Council meetings, both the federal and the state governments regularly brainstorm on finding solutions to the economic hardship, unemployment, and hyperinflation facing the nation. Several options are being experimented on.
“For us as a state, we believe the solution lies in the devolution of powers and financing to the state governments. There is an urgent need to move many items on the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent list. The states are better positioned to handle many items for which the centre is presently responsible. “So the solution is more devolution rather than more centralisation of governance powers and responsibilities.We must as a nation focus on economic federalism. This will deepen subnational prosperity and create an enabling environment for job creation and boost local capacity across the sectors.
“We must, however, continue to maintain national stability and unity. We can not escape the several issues facing us as a nation unless we harness our potential across the regions. But only when there is peace can we resolve the economic question. We will continue to support President Bola Tinubu as all levels of government grapple with the crisis of the moment,” he added.
