Unemployment Causing Girl Child Trafficking, Brain Drain – Buhari’s Wife

Wife of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, on Thursday identified unemployment as a major factor causing girl-child trafficking and brain drain in the South-South geopolitical zone.

Mrs. Buhari, who made this known while addressing women and party supporters at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin, the Edo State capital, said her husband was coming back to sanitise the system, adding that Nigeria needed a person like him.

Present at the event were the State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole; his mother, Aisha Oshiomhole; Deputy Governor, Dr. Pius Odubu; wives of the APC National Chairman and Deputy Governor, Mrs. Victoria Oyegun and Mrs. Endurance Odubu respectively as well as candidates and other leaders of the party.

The wife of the former Head of State decried the use of religion in politics, which she said had been used to loot Nigerians “to nonsense,” and had been used against her husband during the 203, 2007 and 2011 presidential elections.

She also dismissed the fear that her husband would jail Nigerians, if he became president, noting that all Nigerians desired change for development.

She said, “In each zone of the country, we have peculiar problems; our problems differ. For me, in this zone, girl-child trafficking should be considered as one of our problems, though I know that there is unemployment. Unemployment is a major factor that contributes to brain drain and also the girl child trafficking.

“General Muhammadu Buhari is a leader. He was a leader; he led Nigeria some years ago and he is coming back now to sanitise the system. For those that are campaigning, saying that he is coming to jail Nigerians, I don’t know what they fear.

“But they shouldn’t because we are all yearning for change; the insecurity of the country, the very very bad welfare system, lack of education and other basic necessities that people are lacking. I think they need somebody like him(Buhari) now.

“And already, some years back, they had painted him black, using religion. I’m happy today Nigerians discover that they used religion as a cover to loot Nigerians to nonsense; they have grounded the country. Whoever, a politician, talks to you about religion, is a liar; he wants to loot the little resources we are supposed to enjoy. So, say no to politics, comparing it with religion, to deceive people.”

While urging women not to sell their Permanent Voter Cards but to use them to vote for a new Nigeria, she, however, assured them that her husband’s administration would uphold the development of the girl child, if elected.

Mrs. Buhari added, “I am here today to say that when my husband is elected into the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, all these are going to be history; the insecurity, girl child trafficking, suffering of the widows in the South-East will come to an end. There must be a cultural design to accommodate the widows; a design that will make the girl child be comfortable wherever she is in this country.

“The collection of PVCs is also important. Don’t ever sell it; it’s like selling your future again. When you sell it for N5,000, you won’t see N5,000 till after four years, which is too bad for you. Get your PVC, vote for APC, vote for freedom, good education, good healthcare, good road and all the basic necessities should be given to you. Thank so much for waiting in the sun for hours waiting to see me; I love you all.”

Oshiomhole stressed that the party desired to deliver quality development, achieve success in the various sectors of the country, especially in education and job creation, as it had done in the state, noting that the APC was known for “workable projects” rather than “symbolic projects.”

He described Buhari, the APC presidential candidate, as a man of honour and courage, who had assured the people that the nation’s refineries would be revived to create jobs for qualified Nigerian engineers and put a stop to the importation of petrol and kerosene.

According to the governor, Nigeria is the only country where unemployed youths are made to pay to get jobs, urging the electorate to vote for change to reverse the suffering in the country.

Punch.