Nigerian preacher and proprietor of the Living Faith Church, David Oyedepo, has charged the Nigerian youth to shelve the plan of leaving the country in search of greener pastures.
He made this statement, Saturday, January 7 in Ota, Ogun state.
The renowned cleric noted that it is better they rebuild the country using their human capital resources.
Oyedepo, however, implored the Nigerian government to embark on aggressive investments invest in the youths in order to restore the “lost esteem” of the country.
“There is the need for more investment in education because this is the bedrock of sustainable national development for any nation,” he said.
Oyedepo further said creation of enabling environment by the National Government would discourage indiscriminate emigration by the Nigerian youth which has over the years led to brain drain.
“Parents need to re-orientate their children. Traveling out of the country is not the best as there are many youths stranded in foreign countries who could not come back home because of shame,” Oyedepo said.
“We all need to stay in Nigeria to rebuild and restore the lost esteem of the country. Everyone has a part to play in the recovery of his nation.”
More so, Covenant University, where Oyedepo is the chancellor, held its 17th convocation ceremony and conferment of first and higher degrees on Friday.
