• About Us
  • AKIP
  • Live TV
  • Our Programs
  • Latest News
    • Church News
    • Politics
    • Foreign News
    • Security
  • Airtime
  • From GM’s Desk
  • Church of Nigeria
  • Contact
Facebook Twitter Instagram
  • AKIP
  • From GM’s Desk
  • Live TV
Facebook Twitter Instagram
Advent Cable Network Nigeria Advent Cable Network Nigeria
  • Home
  • About Us
  • AKIP
  • Latest News
    • Church News
    • Politics
    • Security
    • Foreign News
    • Sport
  • Live TV
  • Our Programs
  • Airtime
  • Church of Nigeria
  • Contact
Donate
Advent Cable Network Nigeria Advent Cable Network Nigeria
Home»Politics»FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TASKED ON EXTREME POVERTY ERADICATION
Politics

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TASKED ON EXTREME POVERTY ERADICATION

ACNNTVBy ACNNTVOctober 18, 2017No Comments3 Mins Read
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email WhatsApp
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email WhatsApp

The House of Representatives on Tuesday called for effective implementation of programmes aimed at tackling extreme poverty in the country.

The call was sequel to a unanimous adoption of an Urgent Motion of National Importance move by Rep. Muhammed Wudil (Kano-APC) at plenary.

Moving the motion earlier, Wudil said UN General Assembly passed a resolution which adopted Oct. 17 as International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

He said the 25th anniversary of the resolution was a wake-up call for governments across the world to rise up to the challenges of providing basic necessities of life.

“Efforts of the Federal Government to eradicate poverty in Nigeria through the 2017 budgetary provision for the Special Intervention Fund to cater for unemployed youths, women empowerment and job creation has not impacted positively on the country,’’ he said.

According to him, UN report on Nigeria’s Common Country Analysis (CCA) published in 2016 described the country as one of the poorest.

The lawmaker said the report showed that over 80 million Nigerians or 64 per cent of the country’s population lived below 1.9 dollars a day.

READ: Senate summons Fayemi over Zamfara lead poisoning

In his contribution, Rep. Mohammed Monguno (Borno-APC) said the North-East was the least developed zone in the country and that poverty was endemic in the zone.

He said the only way to eradicate poverty in the zone was by conscious investment in agriculture for job and wealth creation.

Also, Rep. Hulayat Omidiran (Osun-APC) said the South-West was equally feeling the pains of hardship.

Omidiran said that the poverty in the land was unusual as the people now begged for food without shame, a situation hitherto, was unheard off in the zone.

She said lawmakers representing the zone were also feeling the pinch of extreme poverty in the area.

She therefore urged the Executive to ensure that the various poverty alleviation programmes got to the right beneficiaries.

Also speaking, Rep. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha (Abia-PDP) said that in dealing with poverty, there was need to address the basic issues of infrastructure.

She said government must fix the roads, hospitals, schools and other social amenities needed to raise the standard of living.

Onyejeocha said that in a situation where government could not increase salary, cost of schools and hospitals could be subsidised to address extreme poverty.

She said the house must insist on 100 per cent budget implementation, adding that 30 per cent implementation was not acceptable.

In his contribution, Rep. Wale Raji (Lagos-APC) said a situation where less than 10 per cent of the nation’s populations control over 90 per cent of national resources was unacceptable.

He said there was need to take a critical look at the managers of the economy with a view to ensure optimum performance.

Raji called for upward review of minimum wage as a means to address extreme poverty in the country.

The house urged government to promote the establishment of small and medium enterprises and to ensure the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals

PM NEWS NIGERIA
Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email WhatsApp

Related Posts

2023 Election: Pastor Enenche Warns INEC On Rigging

August 4, 2022

FEC Meeting: Buhari Swears In 3 Permanent Secretaries As Osinbajo Joins Meeting

August 3, 2022

Ohanaeze Calls For The Impeachment Of Osinbajo Alongside With Buhari

August 2, 2022
Add A Comment

Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

Recent Posts

Uduak Akpan Attempts escape From Court As He Was Sentenced To Death Over The Murder A’Ibom Jobseeker

August 4, 2022

Police Dismisses, De-Kits Police Inspector In Viral Video

July 30, 2022

N109.5bn fraud: Suspended Accountant-General Idris Ahmed, others get bail

July 28, 2022

Buhari writes Senate, seeks confirmation of Justice Ariwoola as CJN

July 26, 2022

Analysis Of The Unknow ‘Bishops’ or Incoming ‘Bishops’

July 22, 2022
Advent Cable Network Nigeria

ACNNTV is the Televangelism arm of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) with focus to keep the orthodox faith alive through development of inspiring and life changing broadcast products.

Facebook Twitter Instagram
Quick Links
  • About Us
  • AKIP
  • Board of Management
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
Quick Links
  • Our Programs
  • Program Rates
  • From GM’s Desk
  • Live TV

Subscribe to Updates

Get the latest creative news from FooBar about art, design and business.

© 2022 Anglican Cable Network Nigeria,Abuja. Designed by Dominion Web.

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.