By Ebitonye Akpodigha

During the campaigns ahead of the 2015 general elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) reportedly promised to pay N5,000 monthly to poor Nigerians. This was hailed by many and caused the party to be massively voted for by the electorates.

However, nearly two years after gaining power, Nigerians have continued to ask when that campaign promise would be fulfilled.

Almost a year ago, November 2015 to be precise, the Deputy Senate President, Mr Ike Ekweremadu, reminded President Muhammadu Buhari of his campaign promises to Nigerians, including the N5000 monthly pay to unemployed youths in the country.

“The ruling APC government must fulfil their campaign promise of paying unemployed Nigerians a sum of 5000 Naira monthly,” he had said on the floor of the Senate Chambers during plenary.

But that promise is about to be fulfilled as the Federal Government has released the sum of N65 billion to address that (monthly stipend) and other National Social Investment Programmes it promised, including the school feeding programme and jobs for unemployed graduates.

Read more here: www.businesspost.ng/2016/10/26/fg-okays-n65b-pay-poor-nigerians-n5000-monthly-stipend/

Why waste such a lump sum (N65 billion) when Nigerians don't even have social security numbers more like dashing out that huge sum to impersonators. Buhari! Buhari!! Buhari!!!