Doubts Trail FG’s Vow To Pay Unemployed, Poor Nigerians N5000

As expected, the blogosphere (Nigeria twitter) has reacted to reports that unemployed and poor citizens in the country will pocket N5000 monthly from the Federal Government.

Making this disclosure during the 10th year anniversary lecture of Crescent University, Abeokuta, Nigeria’s vice president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, stated that government is currently evaluating the best ways to collapse existing cash transfer and social welfare schemes to ensure consistency and alignment.

This announcement by the number 2 citizen of the country has triggered reactions on twitter with many questioning the certainty.

See below;

N5,000/ mnth for Unemployed/Jobless Nigerians. In a country where there’s no Database of Citizens, inaccurate censors, lemme just kponkpi.

— Nick Benson Osagiede (@nykelodeon) June 15, 2015

If the Nigerian government has decided to give unemployed citizens N5000 allowance monthly, I think that’s a smart move

— Pearl Whyte (@Nelie_Whyte) June 15, 2015

Nice idea, but can we afford it?! Sigh…@omojuwa: Unemployed, Poor Nigerians To Get N5000 Monthly- FG http://t.co/wK0w82rQPi“

— Amina Ebele (@DeliciousAmina) June 15, 2015

Pray this is for real……..”@omojuwa: Unemployed, Poor Nigerians To Get N5000 Monthly- FG http://t.co/uzKBysvpm5”

— Juliet Ekwere (@julesekwere) June 15, 2015

You want to pay unemployed Nigerians a monthly stipend. Do you hav a proper database of all Nigerians not to talk of the unemployed.

— Ghost (@codenamemarcus) June 15, 2015

@APCNigeria Heard The FG Will Be Paying Poor Nigerians & Unemployed Youths 5000 http://t.co/rkjHXBdw7l True Is That?

— Oyeleke Stephen (@StephenOyeleke) June 15, 2015

@MBuhari to give monthly 5k to unemployed & poor nigerians_i know #Nigerians who would give up 150k jobs to benefit so long it’s free! SMH

— NewsWire,#TODS,#NSFC (@abangdove) June 15, 2015

I am hoping against hope that the N5000 Naira minimum wage for unemployed Nigerians promised by Buhari & Osinbajo sees daylight.

— Metropolitan Preye (@VictorIkoli) June 15, 2015

Unemployed, Poor Nigerians To Get N5,000 Each – FG || Even though the amount is not sufficient to feed, we are seen to be doing something

— B. Awosanya (@BJCares) June 15, 2015

Meanwhile,there are indications that President Muhammadu Buhari, will bailout states currently owing backlog of workers salaries in order to help cushion the effects of the non-payment on the Nigerian economy.

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