We Are Planning For Nigeria's Poor In 2016 Budget ' VP Osinbajo

The Buhari administration is working out how to ensure that
government’s planning and budgeting for 2016 caters for the
vast majority of Nigerians especially the over 110 million
extremely poor, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said.
Mr. Osinbajo made the comment Friday in Abuja while
meeting with a delegation from the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation who paid him a courtesy call in his office, a
statement by his spokesperson, Laolu Akande said.
According to the Vice President, the Buhari administration
enjoyed the electoral support of many poor Nigerians who
invested their hope in the new government.
He added that the Buhari presidency would deliver on its
promises including the social investment programmes such
as the Conditional Cash Transfer and the School Feeding
Plan.
The vice president, according to Mr. Akande, also received
the Ambassador of South Korea, Noh Kyu-duk.
The duo discussed how Nigeria and South Korea could
deepen their diplomatic relationships, especially in the area
of economic cooperation.
The delegation from the Gates Foundation was led by Dr.
Mairo Mandara, the Country Representative in Nigeria, Mr.
Akande said.