(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – The Commissioner of Yei River County has urged young people to become job creators rather than depend on employment opportunities in NGOs and government institutions.
Addressing graduates of Emmanuel Christian University on Friday, Emmanuel Taban Seme encouraged graduates and other young people in the county to think positively, embrace entrepreneurship and create local opportunities for self-employment and income generation.
He said the county government is working to provide scholarships at the county level while lobbying the state government for additional opportunities.
Taban also revealed plans to expand higher education opportunities in Yei, with an ambition to establish at least two additional universities alongside other colleges in the coming years.
Addressing graduates, the commissioner challenged young people to explore opportunities in business and the private sector instead of relying entirely on government or humanitarian jobs.
“We need to be job creators rather than job seekers. Money is not only in institutions or offices. Let us start with whatever little we get and improve our work later,” Taban said.
He also urged young people in Yei, Lainya, Kajo-Keji and other parts of Central Equatoria State to participate responsibly in the country’s political future.
“We used to tell the youth that they are the leaders of tomorrow. I want to tell them now, loud and clear, that their tomorrow has come,” Taban said.
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