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Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the running mate to Presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari (rtd. Gen.) may have contradicted his partner on their job creation policy.
In their Christmas message to Nigerians, the APC had said: "our eight pledges for a better Nigeria, which are highlights of our manifesto, form the core of our social contract with Nigeria. During our first term in office, we pledge to create 3 million new jobs a year through public works programmes and by shifting the economy towards value-added production will be our primary economic target.”
(The Herald newspaper has been gracious enough to mention that President Barack Obama, in his six years of ruling America, created about six million jobs for Americans.)
Last Tuesday, Muhammadu Buhari assured Nigerians, again, that he would jail corrupt politicians and create 3 million jobs yearly to tackle unemployment.
Yemi Osinbajo, however, (at least once or twice) has gone against this '3 million jobs a year' mantra by the APC.
In Benin City last Thursday, for example, he told the people of Edo state that the APC would provide "720,000 jobs in its first year."
“Now the reason why that is important is because our country has continued to be one of the poorest 35 countries in the world despite our resources. We have 110 million people who are extremely poor, so we need to lift people out of poverty,” he said.
He said that the APC would employ 20,000 young people per state with the backing of the FG within the first year as a means of emergency relief.
He also said this the day before (Wednesday):
“We will provide 20,000 jobs in each of the states of Nigeria when we are elected. We will revive our agricultural sector by providing a ready-made market for farmers and encourage them, as the government will be purchasing their farm produce."
This has led to spectators wondering if Osinbajo is not in sync with Buhari's manifesto. Others, however, are saying that Osinbajo's plan looks more believable than Buhari's.
In their Christmas message to Nigerians, the APC had said: "our eight pledges for a better Nigeria, which are highlights of our manifesto, form the core of our social contract with Nigeria. During our first term in office, we pledge to create 3 million new jobs a year through public works programmes and by shifting the economy towards value-added production will be our primary economic target.”
(The Herald newspaper has been gracious enough to mention that President Barack Obama, in his six years of ruling America, created about six million jobs for Americans.)
Last Tuesday, Muhammadu Buhari assured Nigerians, again, that he would jail corrupt politicians and create 3 million jobs yearly to tackle unemployment.
Yemi Osinbajo, however, (at least once or twice) has gone against this '3 million jobs a year' mantra by the APC.
In Benin City last Thursday, for example, he told the people of Edo state that the APC would provide "720,000 jobs in its first year."
“Now the reason why that is important is because our country has continued to be one of the poorest 35 countries in the world despite our resources. We have 110 million people who are extremely poor, so we need to lift people out of poverty,” he said.
He said that the APC would employ 20,000 young people per state with the backing of the FG within the first year as a means of emergency relief.
He also said this the day before (Wednesday):
“We will provide 20,000 jobs in each of the states of Nigeria when we are elected. We will revive our agricultural sector by providing a ready-made market for farmers and encourage them, as the government will be purchasing their farm produce."
This has led to spectators wondering if Osinbajo is not in sync with Buhari's manifesto. Others, however, are saying that Osinbajo's plan looks more believable than Buhari's.
