"Poverty Index Is A Microcosm Of Economic Development" - Umahi Blows Hot

Governor David Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi State, on Monday, said poverty index is a microcosm of the economic development index, Igbere TV reports.


Umahi, who cautioned the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for rating Ebonyi state as the fourth poorest state in Nigeria and first in South East zone in economic development, said it is an insult to rate his state as the fourth poorest state in Nigeria.


Umahi, made this known to journalists in Abakaliki through his Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Barr. Orji Uchenna Orji.


He further faulted the yardstick used by NBS to arrive at rating Ebonyi as the fourth poorest state, stressing that the survey obviously was not a perfect model or empirical methodology for the determination of actual economic development of a state or country.

He said : “I describe the method as a neocolonial model for Africa where questionnaires are used on trial and error basis to determine the consumption expenditures of households.

“It must be noted that poverty index is a microcosm of the economic development index and there are many indices for determining economic development. It depends on the parameter used; if you use the variables inclusively or exclusively, it will lead to varied outcomes.

“Poverty index is an element in the plethora of economic indices, but the standards, parameters and yardsticks for assessments of economic development are many and mutually inclusive. While in our vision as a state, we are looking at economic development indicators in terms of income per capita; security, mortality ratio, education empowerment including women mainstreaming, infrastructure and environment.

“But, a look at the NBS survey methodology shows that it used Nigerian Living Standards Survey (NLSS), a concept which has to do with living standard using Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) software on tablet device,” he said.

Umahi noted further that the basis of using NLSS methodology by NBS was that calculation of consumption expenditures had an advantage of being comparatively easier to calculate since household income might come from multiple sources across different seasons.

The governor said that households rarely reported income with acceptable degree of accuracy because of concerns of tax implications or privacy.

He argued that Ebonyi would have beaten all positive contemporary economic records if NBS had depended on ideal indicators of economic development.

“But since they depended on sit-at-office computer survey on consumption expenditures by households and housing patterns which has no empirical formula for objective assessment, it will not stand. I want to assure them that in no distant time, they will witness a tremendous and overwhelming human transformation that cannot be faulted by even the laziest analysts, ” he said.


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I hate to be reading about anything poverty. Government at all levels and even individuals and cooperate organizations should do everything possible to eradicate poverty. It's not something we should use to mock one another.


I AM DONE TALKING

They won't face the truth and cure solve their problem, Umahi should do better.

well spoken. over to you, hypocrites.

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Wait, NBS used questionnaires to arrive at their result?!!

What is wrong with these people?

I thought they used bank transactions, gdp and human capital to arrive at said result?

No wonder reputable industries pay no mind to their sham statistics!!!


This country is a joke

raker300:
Wait, NBS used questionnaires to arrive at their result?!!

What is wrong with these people?

I thought they used bank transactions, gdp and human capital to arrive at said result?

No wonder reputable industries pay no mind to their sham statistics!!!


This country is a joke

World bank,UNO and NBS are almost on the same page as regard the poverty level in the SE.

They cannot all be wrong,you know.

Uglyojuku:


World bank,UNO and NBS are almost on the same page as regard the poverty level in the SE.

They cannot all be wrong,you know.

works bank and u.n cannot be a part of your oluwole nbs

Ebonyi State may not be fourth poorest in Nigeria, but the state is not richer than any state in the South East.

Like I always say, the government should lay emphasis on human capital development

We already know the Lagos Ibadan express way media is trying to manipulate things ..if not how can Anambra be poorer than Ogun or osun...is all nonsense and not reality

Imagine Katsina rated as been richer than Enugu sef..that's joke of the century....imagine saying this same Enugu Nke anyi has close to 60% poverty rate is a total joke ...those who know Enugu will tell u the reality is different

Worst of this all is rating Abia that has a commercial nerve centre of Aba as having 30% poverty rate... NBS should look for something new to talk about..how can any same person even compare Abia with Ondo or Oyo states....that's pure crap ...how ironic is it that same people who lead in waec, jamb and commerce will be said to be poorer than others...no one believes this

SoNature:
Ebonyi State may not be fourth poorest in Nigeria, but the state is not richer than any state in the South East.

Like I always say, the government should lay emphasis on human capital development

Is not even about Ebonyi, what about Enugu and Abia...which sane person will say Enugu has poverty index of near 60% and even poorer than Kano and Katsina..that's a big joke...imagine Abia too with a poverty index of 30% and claims that Abia is poorer than Ekiti...is a huge joke jare

ahaz:
works bank and u.n cannot be a part of your oluwole nbs

Okay, bring your statistics that will say that SE,a gradual desert and massive IDP camp's people are richer than the Yorubas,the richest and most industrious people both home and abroad.

Uglyojuku:


Okay, bring your statistics that will say that SE,a gradual desert and massive IDP camp's people are richer than the Yorubas,the richest and most industrious people both home and abroad.

we challenged you afonja snakes with photos from owerri and asked you to present that of osun ekiti and ondo and let's know who is actually poor.. at least living standards is a universal proof of wealth or poverty,what did you respond with notting.
you people cane with the epistle of having no attention for the east,you people through your biased moderators and the slimmy hypocrite seun took down the thread.
if you cliam you are richer than the east show us pic from ekiti,osun and ondo let's know how rich you snakes are and not just an audio NBS statistics.

Lagos Ibadan express media poverty index just common two weeks of lockdown hell got loose with hunger they even go and accept expired rice from federal government

Nwanyiogwashi:
Lagos Ibadan express media poverty index just common two weeks of lockdown hell got loose with hunger they even go and accept expired rice from federal government

You de mind them? We Sabi the game.muse the media to rubbish others while in reality they're suffering from hand to mouth...how can Anambra be poorer than osun or Oyo or Ondo... nonsense

Nonsoboy4life:

You de mind them? We Sabi the game.muse the media to rubbish others while in reality they're suffering from hand to mouth...how can Anambra be poorer than osun or Oyo or Ondo... nonsense

Lockdown exposed many lies in Nigeria even northerners has found new London in south east they're even hiding under cow just to be in south east of London

The Nigerian useless bureau and its scam IGR stat is relative to the situation where we are touted as the "Giants of Africa" with some made up GDP figures to substantiate the nonsense... yet our citizens in a bid to survive keep running away en masse to places Ghana, Benin Republic... and even Libya sef... paper figures that hardly if ever, translate to reality on ground.

Burying his head in the sand and refusing to take responsibility for the poverty in his state because he has enriched himself and his progenies at the expense of the people of Ebonyi State.

EFCC is a sham organisation because if it was a functioning organisation, no political elite would be left standing.

ahaz:
we challenged you afonja snakes with photos from owerri and asked you to present that of osun ekiti and ondo and let's know who is actually poor.. at least living standards is a universal proof of wealth or poverty,what did you respond with notting.
you people cane with the epistle of having no attention for the east,you people through your biased moderators and the slimmy hypocrite seun took down the thread.
if you cliam you are richer than the east show us pic from ekiti,osun and ondo let's know how rich you snakes are and not just an audio NBS statistics.

Only poor people like you will travel more than 550 km to come to Yorubalabd to beg for alms from your very rich Yoruba hosts.

Meanwhile, only Ibadan is more developed than your entire 5 states called Igboland.

Nwanyiogwashi:
Lockdown exposed many lies in Nigeria even northerners has found new London in south east they're even hiding under cow just to be in south east of London

They quote NBS stats, but we know the region they gave the lowest funds for being the wealthiest during this lockdown.

Uglyojuku:


World bank,UNO and NBS are almost on the same page as regard the poverty level in the SE.

They cannot all be wrong,you know.

It's only NBS headed by Ogbomosho devil. However can you explain why the SE got the lowest conditional cash transfer for being the wealthiest.

raker300:
Wait, NBS used questionnaires to arrive at their result?!!

What is wrong with these people?

I thought they used bank transactions, gdp and human capital to arrive at said result?

No wonder reputable industries pay no mind to their sham statistics!!!


This country is a joke

I raised the question the very day I saw that list, Yemi Kale used 1125, households to conduct national survive that we didn't know when it took place, placed his region on top, they should continue deceiving themselves with lies and Propaganda