It is clear from his speech that Soludo has little interest in fundamental change, and would like to see tinkering around the edges of the system that have little chance of transforming Nigeria from its failed state situation. Despite his posturing, the mask slips when he thinks that the richest black man and woman in the world being Nigerians is worthy of celebration. The policies of Soludo and his boss, then President Olusegun Obasanjo, helped enrich billionaires like Aliko Dangote and Folorunso Alakija. Franklin Roosevelt said: “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, it is whether we provide enough for those who have little”. Soludo doesn’t seem to understand that the increase in the wealth of the few like Dangote and co is related to driving more Nigerians further into poverty. The charity Oxfam clearly made the link between Dangote’s riches and poverty in Nigeria.

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