Former Senator Shehu Sani has mocked the present administration for throwing 133 Nigerians into poverty, failing to fulfil its promise to lift one million Nigerians out of poverty.
Shehu Sani was referring to the President Muhammadu Buhari government’s plans to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty by 2030.
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Kachollum Daju, had told newsmen in September that the Federal Government planned lifting was attainable if stakeholders played their expected roles effectively.
But the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced Thursday that the number of Nigerians living in poverty stands at over 133 million, representing 63 per cent of the nation’s population.
Reacting to the NBS report via his Twitter handle, Shehu Sani said the government had officially thrown 133 million Nigerians into the poverty circle.
“They promised to lift one hundred million people out of poverty; now they have officially thrown one hundred and thirty-three million people into deeper poverty," he said.
Nigerians have been crying out about increased inflation, lack of jobs, and battling the Naira degradation over time.
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