IMAGINE, WHAT IF EVERY PRESIDENT DID THIS? Unemployment does not start in a year! It cannot also be solved in a year! Just in 2013, the “clueless” GEJ created 1.6 million employment of which the agricultural sector accounts for a substantial job creating sector. The provision of modern agricultural inputs in 10 Northern States enabled dry season farming; and profitably engaged over 250,000 farmers and youths even during the dry season. As a result, in 2013, the farmers produced 1.1 million metric tonnes of dry season rice across 10 Northern states; and over 250,000 farmers and youths in these States are now profitably engaged in farming even during the dry season. Through the Government’s Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES), subsidized inputs were provided to farmers via an e-Wallet program. In fiscal year 2013, an estimated 4.2 million farmers received subsidized inputs via this Scheme. In manufacturing, many new jobs were also created across the country. For example, the Onne Oil and Gas Free Zone created an estimated 30,000 direct and indirect jobs. The YouWiN program has supported young Nigerian entrepreneurs and created over 18,000 jobs, while the SURE–P Community Services Scheme also created 120,000 job opportunities across the country. In 2012, 2.2 million metric tonnes of cassava chips were exported, exceeding the ATA’s target by over 100%. Similarly, there has been a decline in wheat imports to Nigeria from an all-time high of 4,051,000 MT in 2010 to 3, 700,000 MT in 2012. IMAGINE ALL THESE IN 1 YEAR. WHAT IF EVERY PRESIDENT DID THIS IN THE PAST 40 YEARS, WE SHOULD NOT BE TALKING OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 09:57:01 +0000
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