The Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria has tremendous human capital and talents across all its region and opportunities will be made to enable all citizens to actualize their highest potential.
Osinbajo said this at the Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA) Dinner held in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
He said the representation of the NNMA is a reminder of the need to pick Nigeria’s ‘first eleven’ for national tasks.
Osinbajo said that the idea of merit and representation by regions were not mutually exclusive concepts, because the Nigerian genius for achievement could be found nationwide.
Osinbajo said that opportunities must be provided on a mass scale to enable all citizens to actualize their highest potential.
He emphasized on Nigeria’s human capital potential and the need to pay more attention to the education of the girl-child.
Osinbajo said that the glittering cast of Nigerians that had received the Award over the past four decades was reflected more, not only by the variety of achievements but also by their diversity of origin.
