Theresa May, British Prime
Minister, has stated that Nigeria is the home of the highest number of poor
people in the world.
She stated this on a day
the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said at the ongoing conference of
Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, in Abuja that the Federal Government was
committing the sum of N500 billion into wealth creation and poverty
alleviation.
Speaking in Cape Town,
South Africa, where she is currently on a state visit, the Prime Minister said
Africa is home to a majority of the world’s fragile states, and a quarter of
the world’s displaced people.
She said: “Much of Nigeria
is thriving, with many individuals enjoying the fruits of a resurgent economy,
yet 87 million Nigerians live below $1 and 90 cents a day, making it home to
more very poor people than any other nation in the world.”
May, who will be visiting
Nigeria later this week, said she wanted the UK to become the biggest G-7
investor in Africa by 2022, building around shared prosperity and shared
security, adding that a healthy African economy is good news for the UK.
She said: “I am unashamed
about the need to ensure that our aid programme works for the UK Today, I am
committing that our development spending will not only combat extreme poverty,
but at the same time tackle global challenges and support our own national
interest.
“It is in the world’s
interest to see that those jobs are created to tackle the causes and symptoms
of extremism and instability, to deal with migration flows and to encourage
clean growth.”
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