Leadership (Abuja)
ANALYSIS
28 November 2007
Posted to the web 28 November 2007
By Nathaniel Jonah
Several administrations in the past have made ambitious moves at eradicating poverty among Nigerians with each setting up its own agencies to tackle the ugly phenomenon but, very little has been acheived. Reports still show that majority of Nigerians still live below the poverty line. Nathaniel Jonah examines the activities of the Centre for democracy and development in its bid to alleviate poverty in Nigeria.
When President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua he left no one in doubt concerning his decision to effect a socio-economic transformation of the country. This naturally flowed from his numerous promises entrenched in his campaign manifesto entitled; "End poverty, develop Nigeria." As a fallout of his desire to move the nation out of the league of poor nations whose citizenry languish in poverty in the midst of plenty, the president further promised Nigerians to launch a massive assault on poverty using the United Nations Millennium Development Goals as his guide.
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Thereupon, he launched his seven point developmental agenda which would serve as a focal point of his vision. The seven point agenda include a declaration of national emergency in the energy sector, revitalisation of the agricultural sector thereby boosting food security, wealth creation and poverty alleviation, land reform, human capital development including compulsory education for children and transport revolution which, includes mass transit. Full Story
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