I wonder if UN special adviser Jeffrey Sachs (perhaps Kissinger's mentee, supporter of eugenics and the Tuskegee experimenters) is playing the devil's advocate going by his recent suggestion that Nigeria get on the same path as China. He recently suggested that Nigeria adopt a three-child policy in order to "manage" her rising population which is said to currently stand at 160 million.

My opinion is that the "advice" is sick and deranged. Why not focus on improving the quality of life and get Nigerians to be more productive instead of her past and present history consumption. Nigeria has enough resources for more billions of Nigerians. Efficient management of these resources, both human and otherwise, is very crucial in order to actualize her human potential as the light of the black man and indeed the entire world. It is very much possible and requires belief and diligent commitment.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13530649

[size=8pt]Nigeria population: Sachs' three-baby plan 'tricky'[/size]


Nigeria is one of the most dangerous countries in the world to have a baby
A Nigerian family planning expert has told the BBC it would be difficult to implement the suggestion that Nigerians should only have three children.

Isaac Ogo pointed to the tradition of polygamy and the belief that the children were seen as a "gift from God" in a male-dominated society.

Recent UN figures suggest Nigeria's population could jump to 730 million by 2100 - behind only India and China.

UN special adviser Jeffrey Sachs said this prospect alarmed him.

"It is not healthy. Nigeria should work towards attaining a maximum of three children per family," he told the AFP news agency.

Mr Ogo, from the Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria, agrees with the goal but says it will be hard to change the views of many Nigerians.

He says Nigeria is a "high birth, high death" society where many people think: "I need to have as much children as I want, as I don't know which will survive."

Nigeria is one of the world's worst places to have a baby, according to the UN.

About 145 women die each day in pregnancy or childbirth, as do 2,300 children below five years of age.

'Not their business'

Mr Ogo also told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme that many women are unable to visit an organisation such as his without their husband's agreement.

On the streets of the northern city of Kaduna, some people told the BBC that God decided how many children they had and so it would be wrong to try to limit the number of births.

"[The UN] should try to advise the government how to make the lives of Nigerians better, not telling Nigerians not to have children - that is not their business," one angry woman said.

But one woman agreed with Mr Sachs, saying that in a poor country such as Nigeria, it was better to have fewer children and look after them properly.

Nigeria's population is currently 160m - by far the most populous in Africa but a long way behind those of China and India.

As those countries grow richer, the UN predicts their populations will stop expanding, while those in Africa such as Nigeria, will continue to grow rapidly.

There's nothing wrong with trying to control your population, but the forceful chinese approach is wrong. You can achieve the goal without violating human rights by teaching sex education and family planning in primary and secondary schools. You can go one step further and give positive incentives such as tax breaks or a prestigious award to those who plan their families well. Family planning award from the governor heh.

Sex education from whose perspective and with what standards?
How about prioritizing the improvement of living standards across all regions first and letting all others including family sizing follow.

By the way, I intend to fully carry out my portion of the duty to fill the earth, Nigeria foremost.

amor4ce:

Sex education from whose perspective and with what standards?
How about prioritizing the improvement of living standards across all regions first and letting all others including family sizing follow.

They sort of go hand in hand. Too many kids = not enough money to send them to school and raise their living standards.

amor4ce:

By the way, I intend to fully carry out my portion of the duty to fill the earth, Nigeria foremost.

I hope you are wealthy enough to afford this, so your kids don't constitute a drain on society

amor4ce:

Sex education from whose perspective and with what standards?
How about prioritizing the improvement of living standards across all regions first and letting all others including family sizing follow.

Why can't we prioritize both?

Published: June 04, 1992 ---- http://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/04/world/after-nigeria-s-census-skeptic-count-is-high.html

Nigeria doesn't have a population problem. it just bothers the world to see that many black people in one area. does America with it's 300 million plus have a population problem? plus nigeria is a democracy, how can you tell someone in a democracy how many times he should get his wife pregnant?

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Don't you realize that the US is one of the largest countries on earth? US pop density is very low, that of Nigeria is quite high. A bit silly to use raw pop figure of the US to to justify Nigeria's population. Even sillier to use the race card.