Atiku reveals 3 ways Buhari can tackle Nigeria's high unemployment rate

Nigeria's former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has said that it is time for Nigerians to assist President Muhammadu Buhari as his government needs help.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2019 presidential candidate stated this in reaction to a report by Bloomberg that Nigeria, home to the world’s largest number of extremely poor people, looks set to break another record: the highest jobless rate.

Abubakar in a piece on Sunday, March 28, that was shared on his social media platforms and sighted by Legit.ng said helping the current administration amounts to Nigerians saving themselves.

The former vice-president who linked the high crime rate to the unprecedented level of unemployment said that the Buhari-led government reads wrong meanings to ideas and suggestions offered by critics rather than listen to advice.

He recommended the following to immediately and drastically bring down youth unemployment:

1. Every family in Nigeria with at least one school-age child, and earning less than $800 per annum should receive a monthly stipend of N5,000 from the government via BVN and NIN.

2. Get the 13.5 million out of school Nigerian children into school.

3. Incorporate youth who are above school age into a massive public works programme.