By Henry Umoru & Joseph Erunke
ABUJA- THE National Assembly Wednesday took a swipe at President Goodluck Jonathan's Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P), describing it as a drain pipe on the Nigerian economy, just as it called on the government to scrap it if there were no improvements.
(http://vml1.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/jonathan4.jpg?9d7bd4) (http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/09/jonathan-plans-3-day-working-visits-to-malawi-botswana/jonathan4/)Jonathan The Lawmakers who expressed their total dismay and lack of confidence on the activities of the Christopher Kolade led Programme, however stressed that the agency was nothing, but a duplication of activities already carried out by existing Ministries, Department and Agencies, MDAs in the country.
The Legislators while also criticising the SURE-P, stressed that SURE-P, saying that it has not helped the youths in the area of employment as the claim of provision jobs for 360,000 youths cannot be justified.
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