The Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Justice Reform Sector, Juliet Ibekau-Nwagwu has pledged to cooperate with the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Youth Council on initiatives to tackle unemployment.
Ibekau-Nwagwu said this in Abuja when the leadership of the Council conferred her with the Nelson Mandela Leadership of Excellence Award.
She said that one of the most effective initiatives to be adopted to tackle unemployment was for governments of African countries to create functional internship opportunities for youths where they can gain experience.
Ibekau-Nwagwu explained that the major problem youths encountered when seeking jobs in the government and private sector was lack of experience as most job placement required experience.
She said that lack of places to gain experience hindered brilliant youths from contributing to the economy and nation’s development.
