Adesina says FG not responsible for job creation 

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said the government is not responsible for creating jobs for its citizens. 

He said this Tuesday, May 2nd, on Arise News Television programme ‘The Morning Show’ while speaking on the achievements of the President, Muhammadu Buhari, in the last eight years.

Adesina noted that all that the government does is create an enabling environment for creating jobs while the private sector creates jobs.

Responding to the question he was asked on President Buhari’s promise to create 3 million jobs annually in 2015, Adesina said, “Did you say 3 million was the promise? I wouldn’t say he put on a figure. What I recall was that President Buhari gave the percent of joblessness in the country. I wouldn’t recall that he gave a specific figure for the number of jobs we are creating. For all you know, that may have come from anywhere.

“Regardless as it may, it is the job and the duty of the government to create an enabling environment for jobs in the country. It is not the government itself that creates jobs. All it does is to create an enabling environment.

“Most of the jobs you need in a country would come from the private sector. As long as you have an enabling environment, it is the private sector that will create the jobs.”

He, however, noted that Buhari has achieved in all sectors including oil and gas, infrastructure, legislative matters, and security.