lacasa:
720,000 - 3,000,000


ƗƚƗƚmmm... Let me say


A pretty deecent range for jobs with a serious goveernment in place and a willing president whose government won't steal half the budget


So, still steady


#GMB2015

The Presidential and vice-presidential candidates of Nigeria’s largest opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) and Prof. Yemi Osinbajo may have contradicted themselves on the job creation policy of their party.

This is because APC had in its Christmas message to Nigerians issued in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, promised the nation that it would create 3million year in, year out.
The APC statement in its eight paragraph, said ”Our eight pledges for a better Nigeria, which are highlights of our manifesto, form the core of our social contract with Nigeria. During our first term in office, we pledge to create 3 million new jobs a year through public works programmes and by shifting the economy towards value-added production will be our primary economic target.”

Similarly, on last Tuesday, APC presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, assured that he would create 3 million jobs every year to tackle unemployment and also jail corrupt politicians.‎

Buhari at a rally in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to Umana Umana as APC governorship candidate in the state, also stated that “When we come into power, anyone who steals Nigerian money will end up in Kirikiri Maximum Prisons. We are going to make sure that Nigeria’s wealth belongs only to Nigerians.”‎

Buhari’s interesting promise of 3 million jobs every year, is half of what United States President Barack Obama has created in six years of his presidency.

However, APC vice presidential candidate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has at least on two occasions contradicted the “3 million” statement.

According to him, APC plans to introduce a social security scheme for every elderly or disabled Nigerian, just as he promised that its government will provide “720,000 jobs in its first year”.

Osinbajo stated this last Thursday in Benin City when he met with the people of Edo State where reeled out APC’s social and economic programmes.

Addressing a large crowd at Imaguero College Hall, Osinbajo said, “For the first time in the history of Africa, we are introducing a social security scheme. It means the elderly who are poor and the disabled will be given stipends.

“Now the reason why that is important is because our country has continued to be one of the poorest 35 countries in the world despite our resources. We have 110 million people who are extremely poor, so we need to lift people out of poverty,” said the Professor of Law.

Osinbajo added that the APC will ensure that state governments will, with the backing of the Federal Government that has 52% of the revenue control, employ 20,000 young persons per state acting as an emergency relief.

A day earlier (last Wednesday) at the Osogbo City Stadium, Osun state, Osinbajo made the same statement.

Addressing a crowd at the end of a 10-kilometre walk tagged “Walk for Change Nigeria,” Osinbajo lamented the massive youth unemployment in the country, saying a Buhari-led APC government would tackle this.

“We will provide 20,000 jobs in each of the states of Nigeria when we are elected. We will revive our agricultural sector by providing a ready-made market for farmers and encourage them, as the government will be purchasing their farm produce,” Osinbajo promised.

berem:
you can lie o!

demelza:
LOL!!!!
You hit the nail on the head.
When we tell this people that they are totally irrelevant, they doubt us.
The North and Southwest are for Buhari, the rest of you dont matter.

Obiagelli:

Lol.

Obiagelli:
When will we ever see the video of this claims, when?

YEMOYEMI:
Lies from the pit of hell. Story for the dead gods ;DLies from the pit of hell. Story for the dead gods

fred06:
it is not about paying people to fill the campaign ground..amd u now say there are large crowd...the people will come at their own will if dey love their president...in warri u could see how people jus came out to see buhari becos of d love n change they nid in the country.... so take ur paid crowd elsewhere..after pdp has crippled the economy....nigerians are wiser now we are not fools...the looting must stop
we will vote for change
buhari/osinbajo!!!!!!!! the only alternative

MyNameIsMyName:
GEJ is a disgrace to phd holders that's a fact and i'd rather have a hundred certificate-less buhari over a clueless phd holder

MyNameIsMyName:
Your first lady with all her certificates is making a caricature of herself in public by not being able to speak proper english, It says a lot about the importance of those "certificates".

Dreal1247:
Im not a politician. But no easterner has a justifiable reason to support Gmb. The Original Apc party structure was made up of northerners and muslims. It was when people like Fani Kayode raised alarm that they had a rethink. And i believe that a leopard cannot loose its spots. Wise up.

theshadyexpress:

You r wrong,he's reason for nt supporting Jonathan is cos he's an APC member
Proof:
The APC South East spokesperson, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, noted that President Jonathan’s speech was uncouth, unpresidential and show-cased a desperate president in his quest for a second term
http://www.informationng.com/2014/04/2015-jonathan-already-showing-signs-of-desperation-seast-apc.html

hyfr:
This guys reason for not supporting jonathan is clear, he is afraid jonathan is gon loose, he better sides with a likely to win party on time. Well he should keep that ideology to himself

MyNameIsMyName:
it's still better than GEJ's lies since 2011 about insurgency, fuel subsidy etc. and "they are building prisons" campaigners

theshadyexpress:
Dear jonathanians pls don't lose sleep over the rantings of this drowning APC man masquerading as Ohaneze member.
Osita okechukwu is d spokesperson of APC in the south east zone as can be seen below
2015: Jonathan Already Showing Signs Of Desperation – S’East APC
[/b]The APC South East spokesperson, Mr. Osita Okechukwu[b], noted that President Jonathan’s speech was uncouth, unpresidential and show-cased a desperate president in his quest for a second term.
http://www.informationng.com/2014/04/2015-jonathan-already-showing-signs-of-desperation-seast-apc.html
APC should pls keep shut and not strangle us with their fake propaganda
GEJ till buhari shows us his Ibo in-laws

MyNameIsMyName:
They should not endorse that clueless man, his campaign has been utter rubbish

Kolade354:
Daft gu stop behaving like a social nuisance,you are shouting GEJ where 2000 people are dead in Baga. Pls dont quote me again cos i see you are the one that need psychiatic evaluation..........stup*d man.

Adminisher:


I am not defending Buhari. I was just particularly irked because I knew the other ridiculous suggestion likely to come was that Buhari and his clique did the coup just because of Ojukwu, an Ibo Man. I have read even more absurd posts on Nairaland before.

Also the President who was a village dwelling university graduate at the period over simplified what was going on at that time in his rally speech.I am not sure he was reading newspapers regularly in the backwater Yenagoa or Portharcourt suburb he was living then. To say that a "corrective military regime" imprisoned only political enemies was lying to young people at of ignorance. In any case Ojukwu was nobody's enemy in Nigeria at that period.

Kolade354:
Do you have to insult someone to stress your point Motherf*cker......... I dont have any business with jonathan or buhari so why foaming. Keep off Big fool.