Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic
Congress (NDC), says his administration will return Nigerian youths to farming
and small-scale businesses if elected president in 2027.
Obi spoke on Saturday in Kaduna at a political gathering
organised by the NDC, where he and Rabiu Kwankwaso, his running mate, addressed
supporters on their plans for Nigeria, particularly in the area of job
creation.
Obi said his administration would run an inclusive
government anchored on unity and investment.
“If you elect us to serve, we will only borrow money for
investment,” he said.
“We’re no longer going to borrow money for consumption. We
want to move Nigeria from consumption to production. By that, we will create
jobs.”
He said despite having a larger population than Nigeria,
Indonesia is performing better than the country because a large chunk of its
youth population is employed.
“Our population is about 230 million. Indonesia is 280
million. But they are doing better than us because their youths are employed,”
he said.
“We will help the youths to find something to do. We will
make sure they go back to farm.
“We will make sure they go back to small businesses. We will
support them and tell them the bad effects of drugs.”
The former governor of Anambra further decried what he
described as a high drug prevalence rate in Nigeria.
He said the country lacks adequate laws against drug
importation, but if elected, his administration would subject drug dealers to
life imprisonment.
“Nigeria does not have adequate laws for those who are
importing drugs,” he said.
“If I become president, drugs will fetch life sentence. If
you deal in drugs that will kill our youths and everything, you are going to
face life imprisonment. We cannot take it.
“While the global drug prevalence is about 5 percent,
Nigeria is 14 percent. It’s not acceptable. And it’s because of the
unemployment of the youths.”
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com