Following the clamour by the electorate for the commencement of the payment of the N5000 stipend for all unemployed youths, the federal government has released a date when disbursement will begin.
The Federal Government has confirmed that payment of N5,000 to unemployed youths campaign would commence early 2016.
Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalong, disclosed this on Wednesday, November 25, in Abuja during a courtesy visit to the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie- Oyegun, to commiserate with the party on the demise of Prince Abubakar Audu, who was the party’s governorship candidate in the inconclusive Kogi State election.
Dalong in an interview with newsmen said the APC-led government has it in mind to fulfill all the campaign promises made to Nigerians.
“I would want the youths to understand that every promise must be backed up by budgetary provision and our promise to pay N5,000 is not contained in the 2015 budget. So, definitely, it is going to begin in 2016 as we have made budgetary allocations for that.
“We are committed to the campaign promises of creating jobs, providing wealth creation and combat poverty. We have embedded in our manifesto things that we are translating to reality.
“Some of the youth empowerment programmes that are ongoing, we are busy reviewing them to ensure that they are more viable and people oriented. We are also looking at the possibility of realigning some of them to our vision so that in the final analysis, it can add value to the people,” he said.
The minister also said youths need reorientation because they have been frustrated for so long.
“They have lost confidence in the system and we need to build that back. In not too long a time, I will be hosting a stakeholders’ summit so that we can reason together, so that we can grow their confidence in order for them to benefit from this laudable ideas,” he added.