The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has assured Nigerians that the increasing rate of unemployment in the country would stop if she emerged as the President.

In a press statement issued on Thursday in reaction to the recent data released by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS), she warned Nigerians against voting for “candidates that have no idea of how to solve the challenges facing the country.”

The ACPN presidential candidate reiterated that no fewer than 80 million Nigerians would be lifted out of poverty by her administration.

She said that her administration would implement a productivity and competitiveness initiative that would create new opportunities and jobs in some key sectors.

Among the sectors she listed are: agriculture, fisheries, livestock and agribusiness where more than one-third of Nigeria’s active labour population are found.

“There will be jobs from light manufacturing industries, construction, housing and public works, renewable solutions, services including trade, telecoms and technology, domestic tourism, and creative industries.

“These industries not only hold the key to putting more Nigerians to work but provides a much-needed boost to the nation’s productivity.

“Promoting and supporting these industries will occur through a mix of sound policies on trade, tax, infrastructure, skills, training, and research
and development,” Ezekwesili added.

She also said priority would be placed on building a rapidly expanding economy, which would be powered by the private sector based on an economic structural change agenda.

She said, “A majority of those operating in the economy are in the informal, low productivity sectors. While previous governments have
focused largely on the formal sector in their poverty reduction and ease of doing business schemes, the informal sector, according to the
International Monetary Fund (IMF), is over 60 per cent of the Nigerian economy ($240bn).

“Unable to tackle the factors which lead to informality, such as low level of education, previous governments have chosen either to ignore the problem or militate against it. The informal sector also suffers low productivity due to high business costs which outstrip earnings.

“These barriers on them mean that those that work the hardest in our economies fail to earn a decent living. Investments in the formal sector
over the last couple of years, while significant, have not yielded the kind of growth rates achieved by the informal sector, which grew at an annual average rate of about 8.5 per cent between 2015 and 2017, in comparison with the formal economy which grew by 0.8 per cent in 2017.

“However, increased informality, if unchecked, could lead to higher rates of poverty and inequality.”

She also said, “We will move to embed the productivity and competitiveness agenda within initiatives that give incentive for the nation’s informal businesses and workers to, on their own, enter the regulatory framework which enables adequate access to government support, accounting, tax reform necessitated by a larger number of registered workers, and the capitalisation of investments in domestic
industries.

“In order to revitalise key aspects of the economy and implement dramatic reform, the government will pay significant attention to the informal sector, as the principal creator of employment and as a catalyst for growth and development.”

According to Ezekwesili, Nigeria’s growth and productivity can only happen when the people have lots of jobs and when they earn incomes that pull them out of poverty.

“Right now, people simply do not have jobs. Under President Muhammadu Buhari, according to the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS), over 20 million Nigerians are unemployed. Again, think about that for a second. Those are not just numbers – they are humans; one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight million humans. They have families. They have people who depend on them.

“We all know someone who has lost a job in this economy. You may even be one of them. We all have families and friends who call us on the phone, pleading for any change we could spare at all to help them survive one more day. How long can we continue like this? The right candidate is Ezekwesili,” the statement added.

http://mcebiscoo.com/2018/12/20/ezekwesili-reacts-nbs-confirmation-21-million-nigerians-unemployed/

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I swear the priest or pastor way tell this woman say she go win next year election...him juju. strong...dem don scam Dz one

Mama nor be for Nigeria woman go be president don't waste ur money

One more year with APC and we wont have a Country called Nigeria anymore

The ACPN presidential candidate reiterated that no fewer than 80 million Nigerians would be lifted out of poverty by her administration.

AMEN.
We wonder why most people from Madam Oby's tribe never supported her but rather chose to support a corrupt thief called Atiku!
She is another very good contestant for the post alongside Fela, Sowore, Hashim and Kingsley.
How we wish all these great guys can work hand in hand with PMB as he takes us to the NEXT LEVEL.

It is obvious that even Buharis family have rejected him...none attended his birthday

Nothing Good Can Come Out of Buhari as a Fulani Herdsman!!

Go and sit down, you helped to install the failure in Aso rock.

How many teachers and lecturers she employed when she was minister of education ...make she go sit down some where

Nigeria Nigeria!!!
Nigeria my country lol

Its funny how she thinks only presidency can solve issues. Let her select a community in her state, inspire the people there to be massively involved in mechanised farming, use the proceeds to set up hospitals and schools, inspire them to reject corruption, bribery and laziness, generate their own power and many more. If so wore too did so alongside Moghalu, Nigeria will transform. But they want the presidency because they love power, not responsibility. Funmi ransom Kuti only did her work in abeokuta. She met Chairman Mao for that.

Blah blah blah if them put u there now u go begin give us yeye excuses,when u be minister wetin happen?? Na from small we dey know head wey fit carry crown,abeg comot for hia

Kindly vote for PMB for more even development. Thanks!

JessetariahMD:
I swear the priest or pastor way tell this woman say she go win next year election...him juju. strong...dem don scam Dz one

l was the one that told her to run for the election, she gave me 500 billion dollars and 500 billion pounds

21 in How Many? How do they now eat? This people with their bogus Data sef!

9jadove:
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Bros na FTC abi u mean Abuja?

Time to think

Talk is cheap.. Nigeria can not be fixed except we look into our constitution.. It has made states lazy, made FG richer yet FG can not handle issues such as security, transportation, etc as rich as FG is, our Federal roads are the worst in the world.

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BUBU HAS FALLEN OUR HANDS

Guess this big mouth woman has a job magic wand....

I just find it arduous to believe that 20m Nigerians are unemployed.
We see recruitment ads everyday on Nairaland ...who are those filling those jobs?
The Lagos/Ibadan way and rail are under construction ...who are those working there?

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Horrendous rate of unemployment yet they blamed it on the growing population as usual in their typical manner.

Only God will help us in this country. Is there still hope for the future generation?

slimderek:
One more year with APC and we wont have a Country called Nigeria anymore

How come zombies don't understand something as simple as this...

Minjim:
I just find it add to believe that 20m Nigerians are unemployed.
We see recruitment ads everyday on Nairaland ...who are those filling those jobs?
The Lagos/Ibadan way and rail are under construction ...who are those working there?

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Its "Hard " not "add". No wonder you are not employed. Pls Which school did you graduated from.?.
I need farm workers in my integrated farm if you won't mind.

Yet foolish, ignorant, stupid Nigerian men and women keep churning out babies left, right and centre without any thoughts as to their future. Continue!

godsfin:
Only God will help us in this country. Is there still hope for the future generation?

Foolish thoughts. God no dey this matter at all.

AlhajaChinyere:

Foolish thoughts. God no dey this matter at all.

u get sense at all?