Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, has stated that it is not the government’s obligation to provide jobs for its population.
He made the remarks on Arise News Television’s ‘The Morning Show’ on Tuesday morning, while discussing the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. ),’s achievements during the last eight years.
Adesida stated that all the government does is create an enabling atmosphere for the private sector to produce jobs.
In response to a query on President Buhari’s commitment to create 3 million jobs per year in 2015, Adesina stated, “Did you say 3 million was the promise?” I wouldn’t say he placed a number on it.
What I recall was that President Buhari gave the per cent of joblessness in the country. I wouldn’t recall that he gave a specific figure for the number of jobs we are creating. For all you know, that may have come from anywhere.
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“Regard as it may, it is the job and the duty of the government to create an enabling environment for jobs in the country. It is not the government itself that creates jobs. All it does is to create an enabling environment.
“Most of the jobs you need in a country would come from the private sector. As long as you have an enabling environment, it is the private sector that will create the jobs.”
He, however, noted that Buhari has achieved in all sectors including oil and gas, infrastructure, legislative matters, and security.
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