{"id":8469,"date":"2018-03-07T14:29:47","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T21:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?post_type=news&p=8469"},"modified":"2018-03-07T14:29:47","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T21:29:47","slug":"apc-has-borrowed-more-than-pdp-with-nothing-to-show","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/news\/apc-has-borrowed-more-than-pdp-with-nothing-to-show\/","title":{"rendered":"APC Has Borrowed More Than PDP with NOTHING To Show;\u00a0APC has no specific plans for youth development \u2015APC Sen Dino Melaye"},"content":{"rendered":"
But Melaye, adopting a point of order on Wednesday during plenary at the Senate and relying on it rules, persuaded the upper legislative chamber to revisit the bill with a view to veto the President if he fails to rescind his rejection of the bill.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cThe same thing happened when the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps was to be established; there was also the same complaint that there was no money and all of that.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut today, we can see the advantages of the civil defence and how they have helped in safeguarding government infrastructure.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbout $5.5bn was borrowed from euro bond; what part of it will the youths of this country benefit from?<\/p>\n
\u201cAbout $1bn is to be spent on security and how does this affect the youth of this country.<\/p>\n
\u201cWithout fear or favour, the Peoples Democratic Party, in 16 years, borrowed N6tn and this government in three years, has borrowed N11tn but there is no specific programme that will empower the youth.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso, N500bn was earmarked for the social investment programme of the Federal Government, but we have not seen any impact.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the Peace Corps is given an opportunity to exist, thousands will be employed and this will help to fight unemployment in this country.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe may need to write Mr. President to review his position; if not, we have the power on behalf of the Nigerian youths who voted us to veto him so that people will become the ultimate beneficiaries of this bill.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe youth of this country must be given priority and they must be respected.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Senator Dino Melaye (APC Kogi West) has said the government of President Muhammadu Buhari has in 3 years borrowed more than previous governments of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, without any clearly defined or identified programme to point at. The lawmaker was reacting to the refusal by the president to assent to a bill seeking […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"news-category":[323],"class_list":["post-8469","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-category-top-news","entry","has-media"],"yoast_head":"\n