Everywhere you go around the world they're people who are impoverished, broke, dependent on the state and in some pathetic state, neglected by the state for one reason or the other.
Some countries have drastically reduced poverty by ensuring the needs of the people are meant by investing in both capital and human resources while other countries have struggled badly to achieve similar state despite investing in trillions.
Nigeria falls into the second category; despite spending trillions of naira on both capital and human resourcs, 75% of its citizens still live in extreme poverty. What steps must the government take thereafter to eradicate or significantly reduce poverty. Surprising right, but they're much deeper reasons why Nigeria is a failed state and what must be done to combat poverty.
1. The federal government must empower ambitious Nigerian and stop over bloating the ministry with incompetent staffs-
People who are ready to be self-sufficient, create industries or factories in one state or various states should be empowered by government. Nigeria can become a global economic giant once the government start investing in the people who have the foresight and while doing that ensure the various ministries across the federation are not over bloated with incompetent staffs.
2. Create a conducive environment for businesses and safeguard the lives and properties of the people-
No more political thugs, terrorists, kidnappers or one-chance- robbers. The government must sit up and work.
3. Let the people's vote count-
Rather than selecting a clueless and corrupt laden politician to rule the nation or state; its time the electoral umpire shred off corruption and let the people's vote count. Refusing to run a credible election will always put INEC and other security agencies in bad light. People will always tag them criminals and will attack or kill the officials if given the opportunity.
4. End federal allocation and allow each state to utilize the available mineral and human resources in their respective states to create wealth-
The federal government must stop allocating funds to state governors to run the states or pay salaries. Governors should be able to generate funds just like Lagos and other states are doing. The federal government should only get involved in state matters when there's a environmental or nuclear disasters; health crises or terrorist attacks.
Governors in each federating state should be able to generate funds from the available human and capital resources in their environment and if a governor can't do it, he should be removed from office rather than waiting for him to loot the state treasury. If this done, most politicians will stop vying for governor knowing what the state earns is dependent on what they can generate.
5. The police must brace up, end corruption in the force and arrest airing officers and politicians who loot/embezzle the state funds-
Once the Nigeria police start doing their jobs properly, corruption will instantly end.
6. The federal and state government must stop borrowing unnecessary money from international world bodies- Rather than borrow endlessly, the government must start learning to invest rather loot what is been borrowed.
7. A death penalty must be imposed on politicians who steal a maximum of N5m from the masses Once they're evidence of theft, the politicians shouldn't be trialed but killed and that will need embezzlement of public funds. .
8. End banditry, kidnappers, terrorism or any call for succession.
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