The N500 billion earmarked for social security included in the 2016 budget to cater for the needs of youths and other vulnerable people in the country has been described as an avenue for corrupt enrichment by politicians. Spokesman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia State, Chief Nwaka Inem, revealed this in a radio programme APGA half hour aired on Radio Nigeria Pacesetter FM, Umuahia, yesterday.
He stated that the politicians would take advantage of the programme to extend the frontiers of corruption since it would be difficult to determine who really qualifies to benefit from the programme. He said that the proposal contained in the 2016-2018 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper sent to the National Assembly, would be an opportunity for politicians to divert the fund, favour their cronies and party members of the society deserving the funds. According to Inem, the Federal Government should rather create jobs and the enabling environment for Nigerians to survive rather than set aside such huge sum to be mismanaged by politicians
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