2023: Crime will reduce when people have source of income, I will make it my priority – Amaechi

An All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential hopeful, Rotimi Amaechi has said that when he becomes president he will make job creation a priority.

He explained that the solution of crime is to create jobs. Amaechi was quoted by his media office as saying this when he met with the Bayelsa state traditional rulers council in Yenagoa on Sunday.

He said that once people have jobs, crime will reduce.

“For me the solution to crime is to give people responsibility and make them have a source of revenue. Once people have a source of income, crime will reduce,” he said.

“So, the solution to crime is to create jobs and create a source of revenue because if you don’t create that source of revenue for them, they would create for themselves.

“If you don’t grow an economy that accommodates the people, that is inclusive and accommodates everybody, somebody who isn’t part of that economy will create one for himself.”