Buhari Will Tackle Poverty In Nigeria - Lai Mohammed

Buhari Will Tackle Poverty In Nigeria - Lai Mohammed

Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture has called for the understanding of Nigerians saying that as soon as the 2016 budget... 13:39

Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture
has called for the understanding of Nigerians saying
that as soon as the 2016 budget is passed, the federal
government will take advantage of vast opportunities in
agriculture, real sectors and solid minerals to create job
for the teeming unemployed youths.
President Buhari Muhammadu
The minister made this commitment on Friday,
December 4, at the News Agency of Nigeria Forum.
Mohammed explained that without adequate investment
in infrastructural development, the attainment of job
creation will be a mirage.
He stated that the present administration is making
efforts toward making massive investment in
sustainable infrastructure, News Agency of Nigeria.
“ Job creation, which is our major promise, is going to be
realised and all we are waiting for is the 2016 Budget to be
put in place.
“This administration is going to use the instrumentality of
agriculture, solid minerals, and the real sector to create
more jobs for Nigerians.
“You cannot create jobs without investing massively in
infrastructure and I know that what we are aiming at this
year is to ensure that most of our spending will be on
infrastructural development.
“I think last year the country did about 60 per cent only in
capital expenditure; we hope that we will do at least 30 per
cent this year in capital expenditure.
“This government is committed to investing in our youth;
this government is interested in bringing out millions of
Nigerians out of abject poverty.
“By the time the 2016 budget is released, you will see
clearly that the emphasis on this government is to bring out
as many people from abject poverty, create jobs, and also
present an environment that will encourage entrepreneurs ,”
the minister noted.
Mohammed added further that there are between 60
million and 80 million Nigerians that are currently living
below the poverty line stating that administration of
President Muhammadu Buhari is poised to assist these
‘vulnerable groups’ through its poverty alleviation
programmes.
In a related development, the minister of youth and
sports, Barr. Solomon Darlong had stated that federal
government will commence the payment of N5,000
stipend it promised during electioneering to unemployed
Nigerians once the 2016 budget come into force.