El-Rufai Urges Nigerian Government to Prioritize Ending Poverty, Citing Alarming Statistics

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, highlighted that there are now more poor Nigerians than the country's entire population in 1960. El-Rufai emphasized the urgent need for the Nigerian government to prioritize ending poverty, drawing parallels with China and India's successful poverty reduction strategies.

He stressed the necessity of a comprehensive plan to tackle mass poverty, citing the current estimate of poor Nigerians compared to the population in 1960. El-Rufai proposed the establishment of a new agency for poverty alleviation to efficiently address this pressing issue.

The call to action is to implement pragmatic economic programs to achieve the crucial goal of reducing poverty in Nigeria.