This statement was made on Friday in Abeokuta, Ogun State during an interview with the press at the ongoing African Drum Festival .
The minister however, countered reports quoting President Buhari as describing all Nigerian youths as lazy and always waiting for free things .
He said the Buhari's administration has spent so much on youth development programmes.
He said and we quote:
“ Some people have just made it their full -time job these days to scrutinise and twist whatever the President says out of context .
“ I wonder how a government that has employed 100 ,000 unemployed graduates and also feeds about 7 . 5 million people daily could be tagged anti- youth.
“ Our social investment programmes have continued to generate jobs and create opportunities for our teeming youths while our empowerment programmes have been providing soft loans to over 400 , 000 youths .
“ Millions of families and individuals have also continued to benefit from our Conditional Cash Transfer initiative .
“ This is a government that is so concerned and passionate about youth development and it is not right for people to begin to quote Mr . President out of context and thereby incite the youths against the government .”
Source: Punchng
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