The Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II has told the Federal Government of Nigeria to stop complaining about the mass exodus of its citizens to foreign countries until it creates jobs.

Emir Sanusi stated this on Thursday at the launch of a book titled ‘From Frying Pan To Fire: How African Migrants Risk Everything In Their Futile Search For A Better Life In Europe.’

The monarch maintained that without the government of the day providing meaningful employment opportunities for its teeming population, it would be difficult to discourage Nigerians from seeking greener pastures in other countries.

His words: “Instead of complaining about people running around the Sahara and trying to go to Europe, how many solar panels can we put in Sahara and generate energy and help small scale industries? Who is talking about that?

“This country, Nigeria has a population of about 200 million, half of whom are under 20. If we don’t create economies for them, they are going somewhere.

“The richest man in Africa is from Nigeria and Nigeria is the poverty capital of the world. That is contradiction that is typical of the world we have created.”