In a press statement made available to the press ,Mrs. Yemi Kolapo, Special Adviser on Media, to the Minister of Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga revealed that the federal government created 1,401,242 jobs within the last one year through the implementation of trade and investment reforms, policies and programmes.
This disclosure was made at the ministerial session of the Fifth National Council on Trade and Investment in Minna, Niger State on Thursday, noting that the ministry hoped to double the figure very soon.
Hmhn, hmhn…. Who got the jobs? Ghost workers or government apologist?
Excerpt from the press statement below, if you care to read.
“As a result of the various reforms in the different focus areas, jobs created by the ministry’s parastatals in the last one year are estimated at 1,401,242 jobs as enumerated above, even though not all the jobs created are captured here. However, as the reforms continue, and with maximum focus on results, we hope to double this figure very soon.
“We are executing matching programmes with state governments on SMEs and deepening financing penetration, using microfinance banks; and the Bank of Industry is getting round collateral issues related with funding through cross-guarantees by members of cooperatives.”