The government explained that the payment has not
commenced because it was not captured in the 2015
budget while promising that it will be included in the 2016 budget. This disclosure was made by the minister of youth and
sports, Barr. Solomon Darlong when he visited the national secretariat
of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Abuja, as gathered.
Darlong noted that arrangement for the payment will take effect from 2016. He equally told newsmen that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration will fulfill every of his campaign promises including payment of N5, 000 stipends to unemployed Nigerians.
The minister said: “I want the youths to understand that every promise must be backed up by budgetary provision and our promise to pay N5,000 is not contained in the 2015 budget. So, definitely, it is going to begin in 2016 as we have made budgetary allocations for that. We are committed to the campaign promises of creating jobs, providing wealth and combat poverty. We have embedded in our manifesto things that we are translating to reality. Some of the youth empowerment programmes that are ongoing, we are busy reviewing them to ensure that they are more viable and people oriented. We are also looking at the possibility of realigning some of them to our vision so that in the final analysis, it will add value to the people.”
In another but closely relate development in the education sector.
The Punch reported that Buhari said his administration would not cover up anyone found guilty of mismanagement of government funds provided for the upkeep of the nation’s tertiary institutions.
He said this on Wednesday, November 25, at a special convocation ceremony for the installation of the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi, as the ninth Chancellor of the University of Benin, Edo State.
Buhari who was represented by the Minister of Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu, noted that while his administration was committed to providing funding for the revitalisation of the education sector, “it will not fold it’s arms and watch unscrupulous elements mismanage these very valuable resources. The Federal Ministry of Education is all ears to ensure that wastage and leakages are blocked and perpetrators are brought to book.”
Darlong noted that arrangement for the payment will take effect from 2016. He equally told newsmen that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration will fulfill every of his campaign promises including payment of N5, 000 stipends to unemployed Nigerians.
The minister said: “I want the youths to understand that every promise must be backed up by budgetary provision and our promise to pay N5,000 is not contained in the 2015 budget. So, definitely, it is going to begin in 2016 as we have made budgetary allocations for that. We are committed to the campaign promises of creating jobs, providing wealth and combat poverty. We have embedded in our manifesto things that we are translating to reality. Some of the youth empowerment programmes that are ongoing, we are busy reviewing them to ensure that they are more viable and people oriented. We are also looking at the possibility of realigning some of them to our vision so that in the final analysis, it will add value to the people.”
In another but closely relate development in the education sector.
The Punch reported that Buhari said his administration would not cover up anyone found guilty of mismanagement of government funds provided for the upkeep of the nation’s tertiary institutions.
He said this on Wednesday, November 25, at a special convocation ceremony for the installation of the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi, as the ninth Chancellor of the University of Benin, Edo State.
Buhari who was represented by the Minister of Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu, noted that while his administration was committed to providing funding for the revitalisation of the education sector, “it will not fold it’s arms and watch unscrupulous elements mismanage these very valuable resources. The Federal Ministry of Education is all ears to ensure that wastage and leakages are blocked and perpetrators are brought to book.”
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