Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno state on Monday in Maiduguri said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would adopt a new leadership style and offerexemplary leadership to Nigerians.
Shettima told newsmen that theparty would tackle poverty in the country by addressing their underlining causes.
“Governance is not about having large sums of money inbank accounts, it is about changing peoples’ lives for thebetter.
“The APC will no doubt meet the aspirations of the people, especially those at the grassroots by improving their living conditions,’’ he said.
He said the party would createjobs in the agricultural, industrial and other sectors ofthe economy, to address the root causes of poverty at the grassroots level.
“We have to evolve strategies to create jobs for our youths because youth employment is crucial to the survival of the nation.
“Very soon we will leave officeand all the security apparatus around us will be gone and we will return and live with the people,’’ he said.
The governor urged Nigerian leaders to safeguard the future by striving hard to tackle unemployment among the youth.
He commended the Borno Youth Vigilante Group for tackling the Boko Haram insurgency, and described them as God sent.
According to him, the emergence of the vigilante group can best be described as divine intervention; hitherto everybody is afraid totalk about Boko Haram.
“By now a group of youths, armed with only sticks and cutlasses have succeeded in chasing and apprehending the gunmen known as Boko Haram militants,’’ he said.
Shettima said that government would soon offer employ opportunity to members of the group as a reward for their courage.

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