Greater Tomorrow Initiative

According to findings, the genesis of unemployment was in the beginning discountenancing population demographics and not applying statistics in Planning. We could predict with negligible Variance the number of skilled labor turnout, and available vacancies, food production and consumption, urban migration and town and city planning and so on. This noble culture and value system slipped through the years of civil and military rules. There were moments in our lifetime when under graduates were tied to jobs, cars, and homes before graduation – as a result of planning. There were moments when middle manpower shortage opened doors for ordinary and higher diplomas from USA, England, Bulgaria, Italy, France, Rome and other foreign countries. There were moments corporate entities like Mobil producing decided to train such requirements locally by equipping all the engineering disciplines of The College of Technology, Calabar and took from there its field engineers. This however was lost over t

Frequently Asked Questions on Akwa Ibom Youth Development Bill (a.k.a #10Percent4Youths) Akwa Ibom State 1. What is #10Percent4Youths all about? Recent research places the rate of unemployment in Akwa Ibom at 48.9%, that is over 1.5 million people who are either unemployed or working in jobs far below their qualifications and this figure keeps rising.To address the problems of youth unemployment in Akwa Ibom, a strategic vision and plan of action for youths in Akwa Ibom state is urgently required, especially considering that there is no ratified state youth policy. #10percent4youths is an advocacy campaign backed by 53 Civil society organizations calling on the Government and state legislators to enact a law that allocates 10% of the oil revenue accruing to the state to set up and fund Akwa Ibom Youth Development Fund (AKYDF) that will provide money for youth empowerment initiatives designed to tackle unemployment from multiple angles. 2. Why 10 Percent? Similar programs have bee

Greater Tomorrow Initiative reaffirms her unflinching support for the #10percent4youths campaign with several personal promotional campaign messages shared with her target audience. sign the petition here today! Votefor10percent4youths