A PDP led federal government would end the reign of joblessness and grow the economy for the benefits of all Nigerians.
Mr Charles Aniagwu, spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, gave this indication today while speaking on AIT ‘Focus Nigeria’ panel monitored in Asaba, the Delta State capital.
He argued that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Senator Ifeanyi were eminently qualified to solve the economic woes for the benefits of all Nigerians.
Aniagwu observed that the country spends hundreds of billion Naira on debt servicing.
Aniagwu lamented that the debt burden and deficits budgets were making most Nigerians poor without food.
Aniagwu argued thus:
“As at 1999, the jobs had gone and the middle class had been wiped off but Atiku and Obasanjo came in with Atiku heading the economy as Chairman of the National Economic Council and the economy grew to about 14.6 percent as at 2006 and 2007.
“They were able to do it by introducing the GSM revolution, banking consolidation and other economic policies which stimulated growth in the economy.
He said Atiku was scout ready to take Nigeria out of debt burden by getting the people to work by creating jobs for them.
Aniagwu explained further:
‘Atiku wants to bring back the jobs. In his policy document, he intends to discuss with our creditors to seek their support in rescheduling these debts and possibly get forgiveness by ensuring utmost transparency and responsibility in deployment of loans.
“As at the last quarter of 2014, our domestic debts was N9.6trillion today it is N26.9trillion; as at the last quarter of 2014, our foreign debt was as low as 1.6trillion, today it is N17.1trillion.
“Our ways and means was just about 0.6billion as allowed by the law but today it is about N23billion and that is a government that claims to have done so well.
“Atiku and Obasanjo did it in 1999 and I have said earlier that where we are now is almost like where we were in 1999.
“Atiku will get private sector involved to stimulate productivity and he is already reaching out to the international community with a view to getting debt relief for the country.
“He will reduce unemployment by stimulating growth in the agricultural sector and also partnership with the private sector which employed a lot of Nigerians during the GSM revolution.
“That is what Atiku and Okowa want to do and not just moving the country from consumption to production without telling us what you want to produce and how you want to produce it.’
The PDP spokesman said the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi was only good in importation thereby creating jobs for other countries.
Said Aniagwu:
“The only thing Peter Obi does as a business is consumption where he imports foreign goods and made it difficult for us to produce local goods.
“Atiku has six companies and all of them are into production, none of them is involved in importation. We are talking of practicality and not those writing prose and trying to turn it to poem,”
