As President I Was Spreading Wealth, Not Poverty - Dr Goodluck Jonathan

Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has said tha he was
never elected as Nigeria's president to spread poverty
but to generate and spread wealth. He spoke at the
Oxford Union, with the theme 'Fostering Youth
Entrepreneurship'.
He said that only being entrepreneurial can
completely cure poverty and not having a job or
working for someone.
“My belief in this regard is that getting a job or being a
worker cannot completely cure the disease of poverty. It
is only your own business that can provide such
security and give you the financial freedom you need to
prosper.”
Dr. Jonathan, whose speech was streamed
live, rhetorically queried his audience asking why some
nations are rich and others remain poor. Jonathan
asked: ”Why are some nations rich and some poor? Why
do individuals that grow up in similar circumstances
end up differently, with some as successes and others
as failures? “Is the wealth of nations a result of
geography, weather, culture, destiny, etc.?
What could a leader do to effectively lift a
people out of the depths of poverty and
enable them to achieve prosperity?