2019 Nigeria Polls: Buhari, Atiku Launch Campaign

Nigeria’s political parties on November 18, 2018 launched electioneering campaigns for general elections due on February 16, 2019. President Muhammadu Buhari began his re-election bid by unveiling his manifesto entitled, “Next Level.” The grandiose event held at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa Conference Centre, in the capital, Abuja.

According to Thisday newspaper, the 17-page document promises that 1 million N-Power graduates will be recruited, while 10 million other people will be engaged under a voucher system to partner with the private sector. Some 1.5 million jobs will also be created in the dairy, beef, hide and skin, blood meal, crop and agricultural mechanisation sectors.

The President promised to provide 500 million US dollars (287 billion FCFA) to technical and creative sectors to generate 500,000 jobs. The number of schoo...