FG committed to lift 136m Nigerians out of poverty

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr.  Betta Edu has assured that 136 million poor Nigerians will be lifted out of poverty.

The newly sworn-in Minister gave the assurance when she resumed office on Monday.

According to her, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is passionate about alleviating  poverty and renewing the hopes of Nigerians.

She said if the statistics of having over 200 million Nigerians is correct, then 136 million poor Nigerians is alarming and completely unacceptable to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. 

Dr Edu said the Ministry was renamed  to bring back smiles on the faces of Nigerians and assured that before the end of Mr. President’s first tenure,  a lot would be done to address the issue of poverty in the country.

“There is need to get down to those who are underserved and renew their hopes. We are going to be very sincere, transparent and accountable to Nigerians. We are going to speak out and tell them what we are doing”, she noted.

 She told the management and  staff of the Ministry that she is a team player, a good listener and operates an open door policy. She solicited the cooperation of all staff and stakeholders to realise the vision of Mr President of lifting 136 million poor Nigerians out of poverty.

 She said there is a huge task ahead and all hands must be on deck to achieve the mandate of the Ministry.

Dr Edu pledged to make the Ministry one of the best Ministries in Nigeria.