Tinubu At Two: Where Are The Jobs

<blockquote>One of the fundamental criteria for evaluating the performance of any government is its ability and capacity to generate employment, whether directly through public initiatives or indirectly by enacting sound policies that foster a conducive environment for private sector growth. The creation of an enabling environment in which businesses can flourish inevitably leads to increased job opportunities, thereby contributing to national development.<br><br><b>Governments should be assessed on the basis of tangible outcomes such as employment generation, rather than by the number of political defectors they are able to attract to their party ranks.</b> Such metrics are superficial and do not reflect governance performance or its impact on citizens welfare.<br><br><b>Upon assuming office, President Tinubu inherited an unemployment rate of 5.0% in the third quarter of 2023. As of the first quarter of 2025, that figure has risen to 5.4%. Although this represents a marginal increase, it underscores a troubling trend: rather than creating jobs, the administration appears to have presided over a net loss in employment. The truth is, more people have lost jobs, their means of livelihood</b>.<br><br>This outcome signals a significant failure to address one of the most critical components of the Human Development Index. The inability to reverse or even maintain prior employment levels reflects poorly on the administrations economic policies and priorities. It is a matter of serious concern and should be treated as such in any honest appraisal of governance.<br></blockquote>
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