Details
of how the federal government plans to create an additional one million
jobs in the new year has been revealed by the Vice President, Yemi
Osinbajo.
VP, Yemi Osinbajo
The Federal Government will create no fewer than one million direct
jobs in 2016, the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said through
a statement by Laolu Akande, his Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media
and Publicity, quoted Mr. Osinbajo as saying that another one million
poor Nigerians would benefit from the first phase of the Conditional
Cash Transfer Scheme.
The statement, released to newsmen on Thursday in Abuja, said the
VP made the remark during an interactive session with a cross section of
Nigerian Community in Burkina Faso. Mr. Osinbajo was in Burkina Faso to
represent President Muhammadu Buhari at the inauguration of the newly
elected president of that country Roch Marc Christian Kabore.
He said President Muhammadu Buhari had announced job opportunities
for 500,000 graduate youths, to be engaged as teachers. He added that an
estimated 500,000 non-graduate unemployed people would be trained as
artisans. The Vice President explained that the Conditional Cash
transfer Scheme was intended to utilise the thrift system to grant loans
to market women to enable them improve their businesses and earn decent
living.
He said the homegrown school feeding programme would not only
provide adequate nutrition to school children, but would also boost
agriculture, create jobs and wealth locally. Mr. Osinbajo assured the
Nigerian community that the fight against corruption was a continuous
one. He said the Buhari administration would not only prosecute those
involved but also recover all the loot that had been traced.
“We will go after Nigeria’s fund wherever it is found and we will recover it,’’ he said, saying “our country is bound for greatness”
The Vice President told the Nigerian community that President Buhari was a man to be trusted; a man of integrity.
“I am proud of our leadership and this is a great opportunity for the country to be great,’’ he added.
In his remarks, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Burkina Faso, David Bala,
described the one million Nigerians resident in the country as “peaceful and law abiding”
people. Michael Adeyanju, the leader of the Nigerian Community in
Burkina Faso, thanked the federal government for attending the
inauguration of the Burkinabe President.
He described the gesture as a sign of cordial relationship between
both countries. He said Nigeria was the only country that donated 20
Hilux vans to assist the country’s electoral commission, adding that the
gesture raised the pride of the Nigerian community.
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