By Oyibo Salihu
Lokoja
A stalwart of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi state, Prince Abubakar Audu, has decried the high level of unemployment in the country, describing the situation as a time bomb that may likely explode very soon.
The former governor of Kogi state called on all tiers of government to evolve means of tackling the ugly situation before it goes out of solution.
Speaking with journalists at Ogbonicha, in the eastern flank of the state, Prince Audu attributed the current insecurity, insurgency, kidnapping, armed robbery and other vices to unemployment, saying concerted efforts must be geared towards tackling the problems.
The former Governor, pointed out that for the country to get it right, government must find ways of reducing the high rate of unemployment, adding that the large chunk of graduates being turned out every year must be adequately catered for.
Commenting on his ambition in the coming political dispensation, Prince Audu said he had put everything in the hand of God, saying only the Almighty can decide his next line of action, noting that nothing happens under the sun without the knowledge and approval of God.
He averred that his major preoccupation at the moment is to consolidate on the gains recently recorded by his party in the state, describing the massive decamping of some prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as heart-warming, fascinating and unprecedented in the history of opposition in the state.
On allegation of his secret romance with PDP, Prince Audu said he cannot resort to primitive politics by fighting Governor Idris Wada, insisting that he cannot destroy a relationship, which has been existing for over 40 years because of politics.
Audu who described Captain Wada as a friend and brother, said that he cannot insult or blackmail him in the name of politics, stressing that they belonged to different political parties.
According to him,” I am one of the few politicians who have consistently been in opposition since 1999 and I am comfortable there. I do not think that politics should generate permanent enmity but interest that would rather move the country forward. Nigerians ought to emulate those in the western world who play civilized politics and developmental politics and not politics of the wood.”
