110million Nigerians live below poverty

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Wednesday stated that about 110 million Nigerians were still living below poverty line despite the policies of past governments to improve their welfare.

Speaking at a courtesy visit by members of the Alumni Association of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPPS), at the State House, Abuja, the Vice President said the his concern was how to implement the policies to address the need of the people
“When you look at the economic and social policies, and you look at the level of illiteracy in parts of the country, some are extremely bad and some with cases of about 80% or 90% of children out of school, and other cases of unimaginable decayed infrastructure”, he said.He said governments have not been accountable to the people, otherwise policies should have roots in the real conditions of the people.

He observed that some past planning, policy formulation and budgets were not accountable to the people, stressing that in the past there have been policies that don’t seem to have solutions that truly reflect the understanding of the question of poverty in Nigeria.