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<\/p>\nHe said this on Monday during an appearance on Channels Television\u2019s Sunrise Daily.<\/p>\n
Specifically, he said with the nation\u2019s increase in population and decrease in availability of jobs, Nigeria desperately needs someone Like Atiku who can create more jobs.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cWe are of the opinion that right now, Nigeria has lost more jobs for a population that is young and growing (at the last count, 12 million or thereabout, sometimes 13) and therefore, you need someone that can really create jobs because we have a young population.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe implication of having a young population is that you could really double your population in a very short time and if you\u2019re not taking job creation very seriously, you could implode your country just on the weight of the number of people. So, we need someone who can create jobs. Atiku can create job\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe indicators from the CBN and the world bank is that we could slide back into a recession if we are not careful.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to bring someone into government who understands how to run government and open it up, so that private sector dictates can then push government and you can then create good opportunities for private sector people to come and help you develop the company like you see all over the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cAtiku is a businessman. He\u2019s run a business well. He knows what it takes to partner with the private sector, he knows what it takes to bring foreign direct investments into the country. He has done it before and he can do it again.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe can get the economy working again. We cannot be the most miserably poor people in the world and be happy with that. We need someone who is going to bring business-like discipline into the running of government, that\u2019s why we are saying let\u2019s get Nigeria working again, let\u2019s put Nigeria in charge,\u201d Sowunmi said.<\/p>\n
Beyond that, Sowunmi believes he can eradicate poverty and put food on the tables of the poor masses.<\/p>\n
\u201cNigeria is very divided now. We fought a civil war sometimes ago and for some reason or the other, we found ourselves in a situation where the country is just divided. We are no longer dealing with just terrorism.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are dealing with animals and farmers and herdsmen. We are dealing with kidnapping and a whole lot of issues that seem to have divided us around ethnic lines, religious lines and all of the lines that you can possibly imagine.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need someone who has significant buy-in from all the sections of the country, who can pull us back again. A democrat who listens and takes consensus. Someone who considers restructuring or conversations around restructuring, important enough to hold.<\/p>\n
\u201cNigeria has major security challenges. A lot of people have tried to solve the security challenges but somehow we\u2019ve not been able to. We are of the opinion that one of the reasons why we are not able to solve the security problem in the country is to find someone to manage our cross-border issues.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe that Atiku can get Nigeria working again, he can put food on the people\u2019s table,\u201d he said.\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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