Unemployed youths in
Rivers State, have appealed to the  State Governor, Chief  Ezenwo  Nyesom Wike, to create  job  opportunities  for them to improve their standard of living.
The youths made the appeal in separate interviews with The Tide at the weekend in Port Harcourt.
They said the appeal became necessary after some critical observation of hardship on the side of young people as a result of poverty.
One of the youths from Ikwerre Local Government Area,  Mr Shanka Ejinmah, stressed  the need for the government to crate job opportunities  and also  introduce more youths empowerment programmes.
He said such moves would not only place food on the  table but will drive away the urge to return to arms struggle.
Ejinmah reasoned, that hunger and poverty are the major causes of restiveness among the youths, saying that government must strive to address it.
He also called on the state government to target creation of good and rewarding programmes capable of alleviating the suffering of the people.
Another youth, Emperor Brown, said job creation and employment opportunities was key in any system.
He said any government that failed to provide job opportunities for its youth, is likely to end poorly.
Brown, said since the youths are believed to be leaders  of tomorrow, the nicest way to sustain the economy by any government was to train and employ young ones who will take over the mantle  of leadership.
Others regretted that expatriates  are still trooping to the State to handle  some projects even at the expense of the unemployed indigenes.
They also blamed their predicament on those they described as sit-tight  employees, saying some of them have refused to retire at the right time.
They have therefore called on the head of service, Mr. Rufus  Godwins, to  carryout  detailed  investigation  into the civil service commission and fish out those  who  are due for  retirement, saying it will  pave way for the unemployment of new hands.