Betta Edu, the Newly sworn-in Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, revealed the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration will be lifting about 136 million poor Nigerians out of poverty.
Edu disclosed this in Abuja when she assumed office at the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation on Monday, 21st of August 2023.
In her words;
“He (President) has an agenda. And the agenda is simple; renew the hopes of Nigerians. There’s a lot of work to be done. I have taken my time to go through some data and I have seen that we have about 136 million poor Nigerians. Let’s assume in all honesty that the data we have is correct, that we have 200 million Nigerians, which I think we are more than that, 136 million is alarming and it is completely unacceptable to President Bola Tinubu.”
She also gave reasons for the renaming the ministry. She explained that the ministry was renamed by the government in order to refocus and ensure that poverty in Nigeria is tackled frontally.
“I don’t know if it is good for you, but is good for the President and for Nigerians that it is a younger person that is here. And the reason is simple, we need energy, innovation and speed to reach 136 million people as a matter of urgency.“ she said [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>
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