Job creation, antidote to social revolt ' Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday described massive job creation as the only antidote to the imminent social revolt in the country. He said the large number of graduates being produced by the nations tertiary institutions every year would not hesitate to move against governments at all levels if jobs were not provided for them. Jonathan spoke at the grand finale of the governorship campaign of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lokoja, Kogi State. "The rate at which students are graduating from universities and other tertiary institutions in the country, if we dont do anything to create jobs for them in the next four years, they will revolt against the state governments, against the local governments and against the Federal Government," he said. Calling on the people of the state to vote massively for the partys candidate in the Saturday election, Captain Idris Wada, and shun violence, the President reiterated his position that no politicians ambition was worth the blood of the citizens. He expressed the belief that the party would emerge victorious at the end of the election judging from the excellent performance of the outgoing governor Ibrahim Idris. Earlier, Jonathan had a meeting with Idris and other state government officials, inaugurated some projects executed by the outgoing administration. He said his administration remained committed to establishing a viable and functional steel industry in the country. He promised to make the Ajaokuta Steel Complex fully operational, noting that the goals of Nigerias Vision 20:2020 would remain unattainable without a functional steel industry in the country. He said, "Our dream of Vision 20:2020 will be an illusion if we do not develop our steel sector. We are totally committed to the Ajaokuta Steel Project. It is not a project for Kogi alone. It is a project for all Nigerians which just happens to be in Kogi. "We are inviting manufacturers to set up factories in Nigeria and we know that we must come up with appropriate economic policies, such as prioritising the development of our steel sector, to create conditions that will encourage the expansion of the industrial base of our economy and the production of more goods in our country."
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