State Governments Should Be Questioned About Lack Of Jobs As Well – Ayobami Oyalowo

A former member of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Ayobami Oyalowo has come out to say that state governments should also answer for job creation in their respective capacities.

He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, while it is fair to ask about the plans of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to rescue the economy of the country, particularly in the area of job creation, state governments should also be questioned.

He added that Tinubu has stated his plan for the nation clearly, and he expects him to do his very best to make Nigeria great again.

His words, “Asiwaju (Tinubu) has stated clearly what a government should do. We keep forgetting that we have three tiers of government. When you keep talking about jobs, have you asked state governors what have they done in terms of job creation?”

“See, let me quickly bring you back to where we were before Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) became president.”

“Our entire grain crops in Nigeria – over 90% – was imported. As I speak today, that has been removed. We have empowered farmers. But of course, nobody talks about farmers, you keep thinking people who don’t work in ministries and government agencies are jobless, however, go and check the statistics.”

“Go and check the last five years, the highest number of people from the North who have gone on hajj have been farmers who were empowered, especially rice and grain farmers. Creating jobs is not only for people to get jobs in ministry.”