Can the N5,000 monthly stipends be able to alleviate the sufferings of the unemployed Nigerians
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Federal Government was facing some challenges in the implementation of the N5,000 monthly stipend to unemployed Nigerians.
Speaking at a media summit with journalists organised by the Presidency’s Office of Digital Engagement at his residence in Abuja, Osinbajo said government was facing the challenge of “ascertaining the right beneficiaries” for the programme.
He said, “The recent World Bank yardstick isn’t as effective in reaching the five million people we estimated and that is why we have only reached one million people
The Vice President also revealed that the welfare programme had been extended to 10 states as the government continues to manage resources.
Speaking on why some high profile detainees like leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col Sambo Dasuki(rtd) have not been released yet, Osinbajo said the presidency had to ignore court orders because of lawyers’ penchant for extending cases indefinitely.
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