South Sudanese economists appeal to citizens to drop growing attitude for government jobs to join entrepreneurship as peace agreement implementation gets underway.
Ebony Centre for Strategic Studies Managing Director Dr Lual Deng tells South Sudanese youth in Juba attending workshop on Youth Entrepreneurship Fund stipulated in the peace pact to benefit through entrepreneurship instead of seeking jobs in government.
Dr Deng also advises compatriots to recognize ethnic or regional balance and gender in job recruitment by considering employees from Bahr El Ghazal, Upper Nile and Equatoria regions in addition to recruiting female workforce.
World Bank South Sudan Microfinance Economist Dr Kimo Adiebo says government employment is like being a financial slave waiting for salaries for months, suggesting search of job elsewhere to lessen public budget strain.
The economist advises the nation to change attitude to uphold principles of ethics, integrity, responsibility, respect for laws, respect from majority citizens by right, love for work, effort to save and invest, will to be productive and punctuality in work.