By Kenneth Onuoha
Renowned accountant and financial expert, Vera Augustine, has urged Nigerian youths to work hard and avoid every avenue of ‘get-rich-quick.’
Augustine, a global and astute banker, accountant, and transformational leader with 20 years of technical and strategic level experience, spanning across personnel consulting, banking, and oil/gas sectors, said it is disheartening that some youths nowadays involved themselves in illicit activities just to make money.
Addressing newsmen recently in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital, the financial and safety expert said that there are several ways to get rich without getting involved in criminal activities.
She said, “It is sad that some youths, who are the future of this country, nowadays take solace in criminal activities just to make money under the guise of ‘there is no job.’
“The sad truth is, in the midst of the joblessness, there are millions of jobs in Nigeria. The issue of passing through shortcuts to success is becoming the order of the day in Nigeria and it is sad.
“Every day, you see on the pages of newspapers arrest and conviction of Yahoo boys. Sadly, most of these guys are graduates.
“So, the question is, did you spend four years in school to end up as a fraudster? Our youths need to have a rethink. It is high time they realized that the future of this country lies in their hands,” the renowned banker said.