Bother Not About ‘Japa’, We Will Train More People, Tinubu Tells Nigerians

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, assured Nigerians not to be bothered about the mass exodus of skilled workers from the country, assuring the citizens that the Federal Government in collaboration with sub-nationals will train more persons to fill the professional gap now conspicuous in health, tech and other sectors.

The President said this in Owerri, the Imo State capital, during the second term inauguration of Governor Hope Uzodimma. Also at the inauguration was the former president Olusegun Obasanjo.

Addressing the people of the state shortly after the governor took the oath of office, Tinubu said the education of children and youths is a priority for the administration of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

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“You see the priority in industrialisation. Healthcare will receive more allocation and more attention.

“Don’t worry about what you are hearing about the Japa syndrome, we will train more people and we will supply them self,” he said.

The President also assured the people of the South-East that “the peace you are enjoying here will be better and we will work more to achieve that peace”.

‘Japa’ a phenomenon referred to as the mass exodus of professionals from the country has left many sectors of the country particularly the health and tech sectors with dearth of human resources. Youths are trooping out of the country daily to other countries.

The United Kingdom, the United States and Canada are top destinations for Nigerian youths who are relocating in pursuit of better education, employment and security purposes, among other reasons.