Atiku Mocks FG "Even Dangote was affected with the rate of poverty' under Buhari's govt
The former vice of Nigeria Atiku Abubakar, has said that the entire Nigerian population of Nigeria could fall into poverty if appropriate care is not taken.
He said that in reaction to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report on 98 million people living in multidimensional poverty, The Cable reports.
Atiku also said that even the Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has been affected by the “wave of poverty sweeping through the country”. The PDP presidential candidate accused those who put Nigeria in the condition of carefreeness, saying the greatest challenge the country is facing is poverty and not Boko Haram or banditry. “And in the wake of this report by the UNDP, we are greeted with nonchalance by those who led us into this crisis.
It is as though they think that as long as they and their families are not amongst those 98 million extremely poor Nigerians, things can carry on as before,” he said. Atiku, therefore, called on all stakeholders to work together and find a lasting solution to the issue, saying the situation affects everyone irrespective of their class. He said: “The failure of our economy over the last four years affects everyone from top to bottom. Four years ago, Aliko Dangote, Nigeria’s richest man, was worth $25bn. “However, his net worth in 2019 is less than half that. He joined thousands of industrialists whose wealth and their ability to produce, had eroded in recent years, and continue to do so.” He also said that the situation has affected industrialists in creating job opportunities with their dwindling wealth.
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