Former lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye has kicked against the federal government’s decision to donate N25bn to Nigerian youths to invest in a business.
He made his opinion known via a post on his Twitter handle.
Following the #EndSARS protests across the nation by young Nigerians, the federal government launched the Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (NYIF) to invest in the innovative ideas, skills, and talents of young Nigerians.
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The former lawmaker representing Kogi West in the Senate stated that the decision was hasty and lacked an in-depth analytical framework.
He pointed out that the youths would instead use the money for feeding due to corruption and what he termed chronic infrastructure.
He wrote:
“The 25b naira donation to Nigerian Youth by the Federal Government to grow business is hasty, spontaneous and lacks in-depth analytical framework for capacity building.
“With poor infrastructure and chronic corruption the money will be used to feed. The Government must be sincere with the people. SDM”
