Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has promised that Nigerians will not suffer under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
The VP gave this assurance on Wednesday at Ota, in Ado Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, during a brief reception held for him by the state government in continuation of the 40th anniversary of the state and the inauguration of 40 projects.
Osinbajo observed that the government was aware of the numerous challenges confronting Nigerians, most especially youth unemployment.
He said as soon as the 2016 budget was signed into law, the government would start implementing its campaign promises.
He said, “We will implement all our campaign promises. We will create jobs for the unemployed youths. We shall create 500,000 jobs for volunteer teachers. They will be trained and employed.
“We also have programmes for market men and women and artisans. We will give them soft loans to boost their business. The masses were those that voted for us, the masses will not suffer under this administration.”
Osinbajo, who represented the President, said corruption which had ravaged the country, had made it impossible for government at all levels to provide the necessary infrastructure.
Osinbajo, who addressed the crowd in Yoruba language, said, “The development of our country should be of utmost importance to all of us. We should continue to proclaim it loud that corruption should not be tolerated. We have to keep saying it everywhere that no corrupt person would go scot-free.
“Whoever is involved and whatever his status is, he must answer for such wrongdoing. We have to keep proclaiming that everywhere.
“The Federal Government wants to do more for Nigerians, especially in the area of micro-finance and micro-credit schemes but corruption has been the bane of our development. We need money to do all these things.”
Osinbajo enjoined citizens of the state to continue to support Governor Ibikun Amosun in his bid to develop the state while he advised the state government to ensure an even development of all the parts of the state.
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