The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonaya Onu yesterday restated the commitment of the All Progressives Congress government (APC) led federal government to implementing it’s various campaign promises. The minister said passage of the 2016 budget would bring relief to Nigerians.
Onu, who spoke at the distribution of empowerment items to 200 women and youths in Kaduna, said President Muhammadu Buhari was still implementing the 2015 budget approved by past administration. The minister attributed non-passage of the 2016 budget to challenges Nigerians currently face.
However, he disclosed that the people would soon witness genuine change as soon as the 2016 budget is passed for implementation. Onu assured Nigerians that the president will keep all his promises just like he was doing in the fight against insurgency in the north east.
He said: “The president has brought stability to the north east and you no longer hear of insurgents over running towns and villages.
“Also, the issue of job creation, even though Nigerians must recognise that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has been operating the 2015 budget. And this budget was put in place by the past administration.
“This administration has not started implementing even its first budget. The 2016 budget yet to be signed is the first budget of this administration.
“So I tell people that the change that Nigerians are looking for cannot come when we are operating 2015 budget. It is when we start operating our own budget, only prepared by us in line with our promises to Nigerians in fullfilments of our dreams and vision for our nation that that change will come. And we are assuring Nigerians that that change will come.”
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