Economic expert charge Nigeria youths to look inward and change their mindset

Economic expert charge Nigeria youths to look inward and change their mindset

Arising from increase abject poverty among teeming Nigerians population, an entrepreneur and economic expert, Timkat Nanmak Peter charged Nigerians most especially the Youths to look inward and change their mindset.

He said the poverty rate in the country is alarming and the era of over depending on government for white collar jobs is over. " We need to look inward, change our mindset and developed a new strategy for better productivity as a youths".

Timkat Nanmak Peter who is an aid to former minister of Youth and sports development, Solomon Dalung, throw the challenge during 'His' official book dedication/launching which held in Jos.

Peter's first edition book titled: Breaking The Wall of Poverty in Nigeria; An Entrepreneurial Perspective consists of 12 chapters and 144 pages.

According to the book author "Poverty in Nigeria and other African countries is quite disheartened. I decide to write this book for the Nigerian Youths to explore their mind set; that it is not all about having Ph.D or white collar jobs but looking inward and change our mindset and venture into agriculture there is untapped opportunities which do not require any huge capital to start and you will end a living, contributing towards growth domestic product,GDP, of this country.

"We need to start producing something. We need to look at other side that is what motivated me for the past ten years. One of the problem of Nigeria is that we so much depend on consuming than producing.

"I am into agriculture, farming, animal production and trading helping and empowering other people out of poverty", Peter revealed.

He further explained that there is a problem of mindset in Nigerian Youths. "Over depending on the government, over depending on the private sector we have to start something and start somewhere. And is not about having huge amount of capital before you start it you can start with any small amount! I don't depend on any body.

"That is why I shed my thoughts with the Nigerian Youths and other African countries so that it can help heal our society out of poverty because God has given us something the only thing is to change our mind set", he concluded.

Former minister of Youth and sports development, Solomon Dalung who double up as father of the day in the epoch making book launch said the reading culture among young Nigerians is getting extinct.

He said Nigerian Youths must be courageous enough to strive and conquer poverty of the mind through determination and hard work.

Also speaking, the Director General of Plateau State Micro Finance and Development Agency (PLASMIDA),Dr. Haggai Gotap Nigeria need to take a deliberate step to reduce poverty.

He call on youth to key into agriculture value chain and imbibe culture of entrepreneurship to achieve self-sufficiency, as Plateau government is working with German international to access funds.

He also applauded the book author, Timkat Nanmak Peter for sharing his thoughts noting that it will go a long way in changing the mindset of Nigerian Youths.