Former Nigerian Envoy to Algeria and Philippines, Nnamdi Onochie, has actually lamented the intensifying rates of unemployment in Nigeria despite electoral guarantees of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government to develop about two million tasks to lower joblessness in the nation.

Onochie, who stated his interest to run for the position of President of Nigeria in the coming 2023 general elections on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in an interview with DAILY POST on Wednesday, was sorry for the unemployment figure launched by National Bureau of Statistics.He mentioned that a dismal figure is 53.4 percent of those in the age bracket of 15-24 years, out of a total of 69. 7 million employable persons while in the greater age bracket of 24-35 years, more than 33. 3 percent of the population ran out work.

He likewise was sorry for that in spite of these serious figures, the pressures on the expense of living in the nation increased by more than 27% in the durations from the last quarter of 2020 to 3rd quarter of 2021.

According to Onochie, “the higher increase in the cost of living and inflation in the economy indicates that the level of suffering residents has stayed extremely high. Rates of a number of items, specifically food products have escalated. Completely, the hardship index for Nigerians has actually continued to increase.”

The PDP presidential enthusiastic further regretted that efforts by the Buhari-led federal government have actually not yielded non corresponding results, and the circumstance has aggravated.

“With the end of the year 2021, with less than 14 months to be real date of general and governmental elections to start on February 18, 2023, it is time for those at the getting end, the citizens and people, to get ready to hold those in office completely responsible,” he added.

Continuing, he stated, “They should be voted out of office to install those with sensible programs that will increase the jobs numbers, enhance the economic scenario, and decrease the sufferings and challenges of the typical Nigerian.

“The opportunity supplied by the election circle must be availed of and be utilized by the populace, especially the women and youths, to change the political celebration in workplace at the governmental level and all other levels.”