The Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that the manifesto of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was drafted at the residence of Prof Pat Utomi in 2014.
The Vice President who disclosed this at the 5th edition of Airtel Touching Lives in Lagos, said they included a social safety initiative to specifically address poverty, among other things in the party’s manifesto.
A statement released by Osinbajo’s Senior Special Adviser on Media and publicity, Laolu Akande reads “Listening to each story of a life touched this evening must remind us of the many others who need our help, our comfort and our kindness. The poor and vulnerable always need a voice. In 2014, Mr Wale Edun, Prof. Pat Utomi and I met at Pat’s home to write portions of the manifesto of the APC. We all agreed that a fundamental pillar of our party’s plans must be to create a social safety net for the people. We were convinced that government owed a duty to the poor, the weak, the vulnerable and those who cannot work. Social safety nets are not merely acts of sovereign kindness; they are a sovereign obligation – a responsibility.”