{"id":64107,"date":"2018-10-17T17:08:50","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T16:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=64107"},"modified":"2018-10-17T17:08:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T16:08:50","slug":"atiku-says-40-per-cent-of-his-cabinet-to-be-made-up-of-women-and-youths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/atiku-says-40-per-cent-of-his-cabinet-to-be-made-up-of-women-and-youths\/","title":{"rendered":"Atiku Says 40 Per Cent of His Cabinet To be Made Up of Women And Youths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the presidential candidate of the<br \/>\nPeoples Democratic Party (PDP), says 40 percent of his cabinet will be<br \/>\nmade up of women and youths.<\/p>\n<p>The former vice-president said his policy document for Nigeria, if he wins<br \/>\nthe 2019 election, is ready.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Nigeria became the world headquarter for poverty under<br \/>\nincumbent President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigeria under Buhari is now the world HQ for extreme poverty. If we are<br \/>\nto change that, we must empower women &amp; youths,\u201d Atiku said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, I give an undertaking that if by the grace of God, I am<br \/>\nelected by you the good people of Nigeria, at least 40% of my cabinet<br \/>\nwould be women &amp; youths.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former customs officer, who has attempted to run for president five<br \/>\ntimes, said his policy document will be unveiled soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring my time in government, we designed our policies to help young<br \/>\npeople grow \u2013 stronger banks, telecoms etc. Many returned to Nigeria to<br \/>\nstart successful businesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, those young people are leaving again, to Canada etc. We are losing<br \/>\nour best doctors &amp; professionals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur policy document which is ready and will be unveiled soon, is<br \/>\ndedicated primarily to creating an enabling environment for Nigerian youth<br \/>\nand women to return to the path of wealth creation and gainful<br \/>\nemployment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Atiku won the PDP presidential primaries on October 6, becoming the major<br \/>\nopposition to Buhari\u2019s second term plans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says 40 percent of his cabinet will be made up of women and youths. 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