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Invest also in the people,along with Infrastructure -Bill Gates by GoodGovernance: 8:37am On Mar 23, 2018


Bill Gates,yesterday advised the Federal Government that:

“To anchor the economy over the long term, investment in infrastructure and competitiveness must go hand in hand with investments in the people.”

This is an acknowledgement of the importance of Health and education as the key sectors that directly reflect investment in the people.

This advise was given as the Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,whilst addressing takeholders at the special session of the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

He said the ERGP, which must reflect the people’s needs, should also give priority to human capital ,along with physical capital development.

“People without roads, ports and factories can’t flourish. And roads, ports and factories without skilled workers to build and manage them can’t sustain an economy,” Gates noted.

According to him, if the current trends in education and health continue and government spends the same amount with the same results, there will be no economic growth as the country will only be keeping with increase in population without improvement in Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

He said his foundation had so far committed over $1.6 billion in Nigeria and was willing to invest more towards making the country a global economic powerhouse that can provide opportunity for all its citizens.

The funds, according to the philanthropist, are committed to addressing issues of improved primary healthcare systems, agriculture, financial inclusion, routine immunisation and financial inclusion, among others.

Gates noted that, although Nigeria was approaching an upper middle-income status like Brazil, China and Mexico, there was the need for all its citizens to thrive in maximizing the huge potential of the country.

He also lamented that Nigeria is one of the most dangerous places in the world to give birth, with the fourth worst maternal mortality rate ahead of only Sierra Leone, Central African Republic and Chad.

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Re: Invest also in the people,along with Infrastructure -Bill Gates by bjayx: 8:40am On Mar 23, 2018
Shiiitest hole country called Nigeria understands nothing
Re: Invest also in the people,along with Infrastructure -Bill Gates by buhariguy(m): 8:41am On Mar 23, 2018
That is what we have be doing.
But idiotic pigs of Biafra and PDP will not understand what Bill gate were saying.

All this are in the blueprint. Maybe bill gate were busy not to read every part of the blueprint, because the first part highlight the physical development.

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