Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti
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Vice President of Nigeria, Prof.  Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday paid a condolence visit to the people and family of the late Alaworoko, of Iworoko-Ekiti, Oba Michael Olufemi Aladejana over the demise of the monarch.

During the visit, the Vice President in company of the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, also  commiserated with the people of the ancient community over the recent tragic event whereby a trailer rammed into the market and  claimed the lives of about 14 members of the town including a yet to be identified member of the National Youth Service Corps  (NYSC).

Addressing the people who trooped out in large number to welcome him to the state, Osinbajo, advised Nigerians to resist every attempt by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) geared towards returning to power through the 2019 general elections, saying the motive behind the party’s desperation was to loot the nation’s treasury.

The Vice President also held a roundtable and Mentorship Programme on Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises(MSME) in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital.

The Tradermoni programme was done in  Ado Ekiti metropolis, Ikere and Omuo-Ekiti.

Speaking further on the programme, Osinbajo said Nigeria’s economy would have collapsed long ago but for President Muhammadu Buhari’s honesty, reminding the people that only an honest and selfless leader can be trusted with the nation’s wealth.

In spite of the barrage of attacks by the major opposition political party branding the tradermoni policy as a ‘jamboree’, Osinbajo described the scheme as “one of the major policies of President Buhari’s government, because it is centred around the youths and poor Nigerians”.

Osinbajo said Nigerians would be plunged into another round of embezzlement if the PDP succeeds in wresting power from the present Buhari’s government, which he described as prudent in terms of financial management.

He disclosed that the government will soon establish special micro finance banks namely: People’s Money Bank and Entrepreneurial Bank to drive the tradermoni and Market Money policies, where beneficiaries will get between N100,000 and N500,000 to establish MSME to drive the economy.

He said Ekiti will benefit from Lagos-Kano railway line that is underway when completed, saying this project was targeted at strengthening the economy of each of the benefitting states.

“Rather than stealing money, President Buhari is doing more in strengthening the youths through N-Power, Tradermoni, School Feeding Programme, Lagos-Kano rail line, Calabar-Asaba-Abuja Railway line, among others. All these are meant to benefit Nigerian masses.

“As we speak, 500,000 Nigerians are benefitting from N-Power, but we are not going to stop at that. Soon, the number will increase.

“The Next Level of our government is to give loans to women, youths and other sectors through the Special banks that are underway to make lives easy for the masses”, he stated.

Earlier at the event, Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, urged Nigerians to vote for Buhari’s continuity , if they want good values for their lives in terms of good governance and prudent management of the nation’s wealth.

Fayemi said the array of potentials and creativity of Ekiti have been showcased to the Federal Government, saying those with special skills shall continue to benefit patronage from government.