The poverty
rate in Nigeria has grown to unacceptable high, according to the ActionAid
Nigeria, reports NaijaAgroNet.
This position was part of a press statement available to NaijaAgroNet by ActionAid board to
mark the 2016 Workers Day in Nigeria by the Country Director, ActionAid Nigeria,
Ojobo Ode Atuluku.
As said by her,
the period of grace for the federal government under Muhammadu Buhari to set
things right with the economy is enough.
“It is time
that the Federal Government make public its plan to fix the economy,” she
declared.
Also ActionAid
said that the poverty rate in the country has added to the rate of inequality
in the country.
“The poverty
rate is not only high but also a triggering factor for the state of conflict
and insecurity being experienced in different parts of the country,” she said.
In addition,
ActionAid urged the FG to “prioritise tackling of inequality and discrimination
within the polity.”
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