Mr Waziri Adio, the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), speaking in Abuja on Tuesday said over 100 million Nigerians have no reason to be poor. Naijaloaded brings you 2 things he said, you should note.
Why Nigerians shouldn’t be poor“The Vice-President recently said that about 110 million Nigerians are poor. With the kind of trillions that we have made from oil, we have no reason to be there why they are“For too long our country is used as a symbol for anything that is wrong in terms of countries that are endowed with resources. We want that narrative to change. “If you recall, countries like Ghana, Kenya and others have also discovered oil and the first thing they do is to say how do we ensure that this resources will not lead us to the situation where Nigeria has been. “A situation where natural resources lead to corruption, mismanagement and acute poverty.
Sources: NaijaLoaded
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