Youth Corpers To Continue Receiving Allowances After Discharge If Buhari Wins In February

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress
(APC), General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), has promised
to continue paying Youth Corps members who do not
get jobs after their discharge, for 12 months, under
skills and entrepreneurial development programmes, if
he wins the February presidential election.

This is contained in his 18-page manifesto titled
“Securing Nigeria’s Future” which was published on his
campaign website.

The former head of state also promised to provide One
Meal a day for all Primary school pupils and create a
Social Welfare Program of at least N5,000 aimed at
providing succour for the 25 million poorest and most
vulnerable citizens in the country.

He also stressed the need for the country to build
infrastructure and revive the public and private sectors.

“As a nation and the Sub Saharan Africa’s leading
energy producer, we had in the past squandered the
opportunity to build functional infrastructure to better
the lives of the average Nigerian. We can no longer
afford this luxury of inactivity. We must revive our
public and private sectors in order to provide functional
services and secure the good of the individual Nigerian
and his or her family,” the document read in part.

Buhari also pledged to, as a matter of urgency, address
the challenge of insecurity in the country. He plans to
do this by establishing a well-trained, adequately
equipped and goals driven Serious Crime Squad to
combat insurgencies, kidnapping, armed robbery, ethno
religious and communal clashes.

“We will urgently secure the territorial integrity of the
nation. We will never leave the defence of the nation in
the hands of Hunters, Children, and Civilian JTF. We will
urgently address capacity building mechanisms of law
enforcement agents in terms of quantity and quality as
this is critical in safeguarding the sanctity of lives and
property; establish a well-trained, adequately equipped
and goals driven Serious Crime Squad to combat
insurgencies, kidnapping, armed robbery, ethno
religious and communal clashes, nationwide,” he said in
the document.

The APC presidential candidate said he has come to the
rescue of Nigeria, promising to touch all critical sectors,
ensuring the right policies are put in place. He pledged
20 percent of annual budgets to education and vowed
to grow the economy at real GDP growth averaging at
least 10-12 percent annually.