Federal Government's Social Investment Programmes Secure Nigerians' - VP Osinbajo

The constitutional and philosophical underpinnings for the N500B Social Investment Programmes of the Buhari presidency is a mandate without which the inalienable right to life guaranteed Nigerians by the Constitution becomes meaningless.

Put differently, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, unless government invests significantly in getting people out of poverty, and address other critical issues affecting children and other vulnerable groups, the inalienable right to life provided for in the Nigerian Constitution is meaningless.

“It is a victory for a point of view namely that the inalienable right to life confirmed in the Nigerian Constitution is meaningless in a society where large numbers are poor, if government does not invest significantly in getting people out of poverty and address the health and education issues of children and other vulnerable groups”.

Buhari Never Promised To Pay N5000 To Unemployed Graduates - Presidency

The presidency yesterday said President Muhammadu Buhari never at any point during his 2015 presidential campaign made a promise to pay N5,000 monthly stipend to unemployed graduates in the country.

It however, stated that there was a provision of half a trillion naira in the 2016 budget,mapped out to execute s social safety net programmes.The media aide to the Vice President, Mr. Laolu Akande, who spoke with State House Correspondents in Abuja, said 

 “The budget for 2016 which has been submitted to the National Assembly has made an allocation of half a trillion naira, the first time in the history of this country’s budget where you have that huge chunk of money allocated for social investment.