Mahdi Shehu, a prominent political analyst and human rights advocate, has brought attention to concerning conditions in Nigeria. Under the headline “SOME RANDOM DISTURBING FACTS ABOUT NIGERIA,” a recent social media post Shehu listed a number of problems confronting Nigeria in his speech, such as the country’s rising rate of insecurity, 150 million people living in extreme poverty, and millions of people who cannot afford basic medical care and an education.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
“Increasing insecurity across the whole country.
150m people facing abject poverty.
70M Nigerians are hypertensive, of which 35m are not on medication because they can’t afford it.
70% of Nigerian with malaria can not afford medication, which is less than $1.
There are 40M out of school children.
Out of every 1000 birth, 120 die because of absence/inadequate medical facility & less than 55% survive beyond 2 years because of malnutrition related diseases.
30M students have neither chair nor table in their classes.
N95B was given as a subsidy to Muslim pilgrims free, while 30M students are to compete for a N5B loan provison with 14 stringent conditions that can only be met by those who don’t need the loan.
Skilled professionals are relocating to other countries because of unfavourable environments.
Millions are hungry, angry, and have no visible options. ETC ETC, ETC
YET Tinubu spent over N95B for the purchase of SUV’S for himself/vice president/his wife/ his ministers/other appointees.
Spending N193m to sink one borehole, N185m for one solar street light, N100B as running cost of his office, N100B as running cost for his SGF.
N15B to build a new residence for his vice, N15B, to renovate his official residence in lagos.
N15Trillion Road contract awarded to HITECH, a company where his biological son has an interest, etc,” Mahdi Shehu wrote.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>