- President Bola Tinubu has been commended for speaking up on the poverty level in Nigeria at the recent G20 Leaders’ Summit
- Tinubu made the comment while responding to the comment of the IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva at the summit while outlining his plan to take Nigeria out of poverty
- Some Nigerians have criticised the president for the comment, but Bisi Afolabi, a legal practitioner, commended Tinubu for identifying the problem
President Bola Tinubu has reassured the international community of his administration’s commitment to prioritizing the welfare of Nigeria’s poor and vulnerable populations. This assurance was given during a courtesy call by the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit.
Tinubu emphasized that despite the economic reforms, his administration will continue to provide social safety nets to mitigate the unintended consequences for Nigerians’ purchasing power and expressed his administration’s …