{"id":6367,"date":"2024-10-02T09:23:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T09:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/?p=6367"},"modified":"2024-10-02T09:23:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T09:23:24","slug":"huriwa-criticizes-president-tinubus-national-youth-conference-as-wasteful-and-ineffective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/02\/huriwa-criticizes-president-tinubus-national-youth-conference-as-wasteful-and-ineffective\/","title":{"rendered":"HURIWA Criticizes President Tinubu\u2019s National Youth Conference as \u201cWasteful\u201d and \u201cIneffective\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA)<\/strong> has slammed President Bola Tinubu<\/strong>\u2019s proposed 30-day National Youth Conference<\/strong>, labeling it a “wasteful” exercise aimed at distracting the public from the government\u2019s failures.<\/p>\n

In a statement by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko<\/strong>, HURIWA condemned the conference, announced during Tinubu\u2019s Independence Day<\/strong> address, as an ineffective attempt to address the concerns of Nigerian youths. According to the rights group, the initiative lacks substance and ignores the deeper issues affecting the country\u2019s young population.<\/p>\n

A “Cash-Guzzling Charade”<\/strong><\/h3>\n

HURIWA referred to the conference as “forum shopping,” accusing the government of using the event to mask its shortcomings.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis so-called National Youth Conference is nothing more than a cash-guzzling charade, destined to achieve little to no meaningful outcomes,\u201d HURIWA stated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The organization argued that instead of hosting another “talk shop,” the government should prioritize solving critical challenges faced by Nigerian youths, such as poor infrastructure, economic stagnation<\/strong>, and rising unemployment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

HURIWA Blames Government Failures for Youth Struggles<\/strong><\/h3>\n

HURIWA also criticized the government\u2019s handling of the economy, stating that young Nigerians are disproportionately affected by the nation\u2019s economic decline. The group pointed to the depreciation of the Naira<\/strong> as a key factor driving unemployment and poverty, with over 133 million Nigerians<\/strong> now living in multidimensional poverty<\/strong>, according to the National Bureau of Statistics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The association noted that previous government initiatives, including similar national conferences, had failed to deliver any tangible or lasting results.<\/p>\n

\u201cHistory has shown that such conferences are nothing but wasted efforts, absorbing vast amounts of public funds without delivering real solutions. This youth conference will be no different,\u201d HURIWA emphasized.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Youth Migration and Unemployment<\/strong><\/h3>\n

HURIWA further argued that the lack of infrastructure and opportunities in Nigeria is driving an increase in irregular migration as youths search for better opportunities abroad. The organization expressed frustration that, despite this harsh reality, the government continues to promise youth inclusion initiatives without meaningful follow-through.<\/p>\n

“The youths are among the hardest hit by the Naira\u2019s depreciation, a direct result of the administration’s poor economic policies. This has led to widespread unemployment and deepened poverty levels, yet the government is choosing to distract the youth with an empty conference instead of addressing these issues head-on,\u201d the statement read.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has slammed President Bola Tinubu\u2019s proposed 30-day National Youth Conference, labeling it a “wasteful” exercise aimed at distracting the public from the government\u2019s failures. In a statement by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, HURIWA condemned the conference, announced during Tinubu\u2019s Independence Day address, as an ineffective attempt […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"HURIWA criticizes President Tinubu's National Youth Conference, calling it a wasteful distraction that ignores the critical challenges facing Nigerian youths, including unemployment and economic stagnation.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6367"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6367"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6371,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6367\/revisions\/6371"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}