The Federal Government says that
the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) will tackle unemployment in the
country.
The Minister of Budget and
National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, dislosed this in an interview with the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
The Minister said that the youths
are the most important resource that the nation has.
“They have a lot of energy; they
have the drive and enterprise. When we tap the resources of our youth, we can
really transform this nation.” He said.
Udoma said that the aim of the
plan is to create a platform for all Nigerians, particularly the youth and to
create jobs for Nigerian youths, particularly those in the IT sector which he
said excites the youth.
“We want to expand the skills and
also the internet access in agriculture and in manufacturing. There is so much in the plan for our youths.”
The Minister said.
Udoma said the ERGP was imbedded
in the 2017 budget and would commence after passage of the budget by the
National Assembly.
On how the President Muhammadu
Buhari-led administration has fared, the minister said it had done well in
spite of the challenges it met upon assumption.
He said: “You know we had serious
challenges. The economy was seriously challenged and there was decreasing
confidence on the economy.
“Right now we have turned things
around; there is increasing confidence in the economy and in the future. We
still have a lot of work to do but things are very positive, things are looking
in a positive direction.
“But for me, my duty is to work
hard and make sure we meet the expectations of Nigerians
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