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“Nigeria is not a poor country”, President Goodluck Jonathan declared earlier this month in response to a World Bank report which listed Nigeria among the five poorest countries in the world. The claim is wrong and misleading.
A report from the World Bank in April listed Nigeria among the five poorest countries in the world, with the largest number of people said to live on less than $1.25 a day. The others are India, China, Bangladesh and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The report quickly drew criticism from Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, herself a former World Bank managing director. And in a speech in Abuja President Jonathan reportedly claimed that “Nigeria is not a poor country”, adding that “our problem is not poverty, our problem is redistribution of wealth”
Africa Check examined the claims.
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A report from the World Bank in April listed Nigeria among the five poorest countries in the world, with the largest number of people said to live on less than $1.25 a day. The others are India, China, Bangladesh and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The report quickly drew criticism from Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, herself a former World Bank managing director. And in a speech in Abuja President Jonathan reportedly claimed that “Nigeria is not a poor country”, adding that “our problem is not poverty, our problem is redistribution of wealth”
Africa Check examined the claims.
Click here to read more
Source: Africa Check
Source: #AfricaCheck #GoodluckJonathan #WorldBank