Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has, Monday, said that he was never elected as Nigeria's president to spread poverty but to generate and spread wealth.

Jonathan who spoke at the Oxford Union, with the theme ‘Fostering Youth Entrepreneurship, and succeeding US Secretary of State who spoke at the same event in May this year, said that only being entrepreneurial can completely cure poverty and not having a job or working for someone.

“I once said that I was not elected President of Nigeria to spread poverty; I was elected to generate and spread wealth.”

“My belief in this regard is that getting a job or being a worker cannot completely cure the disease of poverty. It is only your own business that can provide such security and give you the financial freedom you need to prosper.”

Dr. Jonathan, whose speech was streamed live, rhetorically queried his audience asking why some nations are rich and others remain poor.

”Why are some nations rich and some poor? Why do individuals that grow up in similar circumstances end up differently, with some as successes and others as failures?”

“Is the wealth of nations a result of geography, weather, culture, destiny, etc.? What could a leader do to effectively lift a people out of the depths of poverty and enable them to achieve prosperity?” asked Jonathan.

The former Nigerian leader talked about youth entrepreneurship programs his administration pioneered, saying that one of them, YouWIN, was a major plank of his job creation efforts.

“The motivation for this program is for young people to go into SMEs, create jobs for other young people with the expectation that some would grow to large scale businesses” Dr. Jonathan said.

DaudaAbu:


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/elected-president-spread-wealth-not-poverty-jonathan/

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Sudden appearances of snakes especially Cobras on streets and homes in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital is creating panic among residents.

Some persons attributed the development to consistent rainfalls and floods experienced in many parts of the capital city.

Others, however, said the underdeveloped nature of Yenagoa which has bushes, unkempt canals and many undeveloped plots of land provide safe haven for snakes and reptiles.
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NgcoboP:
nice one. hi mo

modath:


Hi... Of course he spread unbelievable wealth to his party members, hangers on & criminal warlords.....

BTW, you are being civil? Hope everything is ok? Probably lesson learnt the "hard" way...

NgcoboP:

where do you belong... obviously not APC or PDP?

modath:

I'm pro PPP.. Peace, Progress & prosperity for "ALL"

NgcoboP:

on what platform?

modath:


Platform? Always has been & will forever remain fairness & self preservation..... in other words, for common good but not at my & mine's expense.... Won't carry another's baggage on my head while barely able to kick/pull mine forward....

Have a nice day..

Funlordjnr:


I never knew that oxford allows guest to give speeches with a bottle of ogogoro next to them while on the podium? Nice 1......

gists:

My goodness!!
This dumb a$s still dey talk? after scandering the highest oil revenue in the history of this nation with majority of the civil servant owed several months of salaries and BH ravaged north east like we didn't have government.
I can understand why the PMB administration doesn't want to probe this man because of sensitivity and national security. But I don't get why the IB himself will not cover his head in shame and just lielow.

Spreading wealth indeed. Tell that crap to the people of your state that are threatened by snakes

drss2:
a position ur entire village pipul will never attain till d world ends.