The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity,
Mr Femi Adesina has disclosed that it is not the responsibility of the
government to create jobs for its citizens.
He said this Tuesday morning on Arise News Television
programme ‘The Morning Show’ while speaking on the achievements of the
President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in the last eight years.
Adesida noted that all that the government does is create an
enabling environment for creating jobs while the private sector creates jobs.
Responding to the question he was asked on President
Buhari’s promise to create 3 million jobs annually in 2015, Adesina said, “Did
you say 3 million was the promise? I wouldn’t say he put a figure. What I
recall was that President Buhari gave the per cent of joblessness in the
country. I wouldn’t recall that he gave a specific figure for the number of
jobs we are creating. For all you know, that may have come from anywhere.
“Regard as it may, it
is the job and the duty of the government to create an enabling environment for
jobs in the country. It is not the government itself that creates jobs. All it
does is to create an enabling environment.
“Most of the jobs you need in a country would come from the
private sector. As long as you have an enabling environment, it is the private
sector that will create the jobs.”
He, however, noted that Buhari has achieved in all sectors
including oil and gas, infrastructure, legislative matters, and security.
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