MLA Kuzholuzo Nienu on Friday urged upon the Naga youth to be agents of change instead of waiting for it saying they should strive for self-employment and become their own masters which would contribute to the overall economy of the state.
Addressing at the one day seminar during the 58th General Session of Phek Students’ Union (PSU) at Phek village community hall as inaugural speaker, Azo lauded the villagers and students for initiating changes in the programme and systems of the conferences for conducting without chief guest where, only speakers and resource persons were invited to speak on career guidance and confidence building.
He challenged the students saying, ”if you can’t find a job, then create one yourself” and added that the need of the hour for every young Naga was to become an employer and not an employee as one should no longer depend on the Government for employment.
Azo highlighted that the private sector or entrepreneurship was the key driver for job creation and can provide the best solution to the challenge of unemployment and poverty in the state.
On the state’s rising unemployment crisis and the surging need for jobs and employment, Azo asserted that a solution would be impossible without help from the private sector.
In his concluding remark, Azo called for a change in mindset saying one must abandon the mentality that life was all about securing a government job and encouraged the gathering to venture out from their comfort zones and aggressively seek entrepreneurship or the corporate world which promises scopes that are much bigger, broader and a much brighter future prospect.
Earlier, the programme was chaired by Kuthovo.