Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said that almost three million Nigerians have been rendered jobless by the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration.
Atiku said this on Sunday while announcing his defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) via his Facebook page.
He said: “I was excited about the party’s (APC) manifesto to create 3m new jobs a year.
“The result has not been the change people had been promised or voted for as in the last two years, almost 3m Nigerians have lost their jobs.
“And today we have a record of 25% of people aged between 18 and 25years unemployed. I can see how difficult it is for people to find a job.”
He added: “And without the security of a job, we cannot have security in our country. So without jobs, there is no future for you or for Nigeria.
“Creating jobs is something that I know about as I have created over 50,000 direct jobs and 250,000 indirect jobs in my own state of Adamawa.
“And I also know how the government can help create the right environment for business to create jobs.”
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