Tinubu also assured the people of the South-East that his govt will ensure they enjoy the peace they currently enjoying
By Kehinde Okeowo
President Bola Tinubu has addressed the brain drain syndrome otherwise known as “Japa”, a colloquial for the emigration phenomenon that hit Nigeria hard since the COVID-19 pandemic, where Nigerians leave the country in droves for greener pastures.
Speaking of Monday in Owerri, the Imo State capital during the swearing-in of Governor Hope Uzodimma for his second term in office, Tinubu urged Nigerians not to get worried about the mass exodus of skilled workers plaguing the country.
According to him, his administration in collaboration with sub-nationals, will train more persons to fill the professional gap now conspicuous in health, tech and other sectors.
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Talking to the people of the state shortly after the governor took the oath of office, Tinubu said the education of children and youths was a priority for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
He said: “You see the priority is industrialisation. Healthcare will receive more allocation and more attention.
“Don’t worry about what you are hearing about the Japa syndrome, we will train more people and we will supply them self.”
The President went on to assure the people of the South-East that the peace they are currently enjoying “will be better” and that he “will work more to achieve that peace”.
