Young business entrepreneurs who were assisted with funding and training under the federal government’s innovative youth empowerment programme have formed a lobby group to campaign for the re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan.

The youths under the auspices of Nigerian Young Entreprenuers said over 5,400 of them have so far been empowered by the federal government under the You-Win programme.

Speaking with journalists in Abuja on their new mission in politics, the group’s Director of Media Mr. Bello Muritala, listed some of the employment generation programmes being implemented by President Jonathan to include, launching of Venture Capital Fund and provision of N220 billion to support small and medium scale businesses.
Other government interventions include, the launching of Nangrooreneur to empower about 750,000 Nigerians in self-employment, launching of new automobile policy and the disbursement of special intervention fund through the Bank of Industry and Bank of Agriculture as well as the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Agriculture Intervention Fund.

Bello also credicted President Jonathan for taking giant strides in promoting the entertainment industry, through the Project Advancing Creativity and Technology (PACT) in collaboration with Nollywood.

According to Bello through the synergy with Nigerian entertainment industry, the sector has been provided with a N3 billion grant to further help the development of the sector.
In the same vein, Bello said the government had thought of the implementation of the Sure-P scheme, being able to engage 320,000 youths useful activities.

He said they are not a political group but are interested in collaborating with got government to make lives better for the people.

“Out of the system that is good, there are still curtains things that are good that needs to be encouraged. We believe the president has done something good and will need to be supported to do more.

“After considering all the achievements and the need for continuity to avoid policy somersaults the coordinating committee and over 400,000 of the Nigerian Young entreprenuers across the country hereby declare support for the re-election of President Jonathan,” he said.

Many of the beneficiaries of the programme testified during an interactive session with the media in Abuja on how the government intervention had impacted on their lives and how their new businesses have grown in the last two years after they got support from You-Win.

Source: http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/you-win-beneficiaries-lobby-for-jonathan-s-re-election/194567/

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