Tope Fasua, a Special Adviser on Economic Affairs in the Office of the Vice President has called for the abolition of the conventional 9 to 5 work schedule across the country.
Fasua said the eight-hourly (9 am to 5 pm) work structure does not attract young Nigerians into public office anymore.
According to him, lack of younger people in civil and public sector serves as an impediment to the nations economy.
Speaking at a town hall meeting organised by the El-Maverick Centre for Educational Research and Development, the vice presidential aide said shorter work hours could help attract the younger generation to working in the public sector.
He said, “One of the things I’m also proposing is that 9-to-5 is finished. 9-to-5 is dead. Nobody does 9-to-5 work anymore.
“If you want to encourage the young ones to come into public service, perhaps you should be taking about three hours of work a day,” Fasua said.
Further stating that the human attention span is constantly eroding, Fasua said younger people tend to spend more time on the internet creating contents that being on public service.
“You can’t hold their attention for more than three hours. For the rest of the time, let them go. Some of them want to do skits. Some of them want to put a round light in front of them. They’re looking for followers on Instagram. That also adds to the GDP.
“My advocacy as an economist is that look, we want more stability. If we can employ Nigerians more—more Nigerians to have, you know, regular income—it will work for this country,” he noted.
it will help in strengthening the work force and more economic development