ActionAid tasks FG on human capital development

The Country Director of ActionAid, Nigeria (AA), Mrs.
Ene Obi has tasked the federal Government to invest in its human capital development to create employment and alleviate poverty in the country.
She made the call while addressing newsmen at the sideline of the just concluded Gala night of the Arts for Development in Abuja.
According to her, the Arts for Development is an art exhibition put together by AA to showcase artworks by artists from the rural areas and those who had no platforms to showcase their works.
In her words “We are calling on the government to invest in human capacity; to also open up many industries that have fallen down.
“This will help them come back to life so that they would be able to absolve many of the unemployed and even artists would be affected positively.
On fighting corruption in the country, Obi said, she believed that the country’s judiciary was equal to the task and should find a way to hasten trial of corrupt officials.
She explained that when corrupt individuals were not prosecuted more people would continue to loot public treasury and the economy of this country.
“When corruption is not checkmated, things would not go right; you will see people dying in the hospitals because the lack of adequate amenities; monies budgeted for amenities are embezzled by officials.
“When you see government officials illegally taking billions of naira from the coffers of the government, it means something is not provided for; that money is meant for something,” she said.