President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern that the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic would worsen the already bad economic standing of poor families globally.
According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, the President spoke in a recorded video message to a virtual high-level UN meeting on trends, options and strategies in poverty eradication across the world.
The event took place at UN headquarters in New York, Tuesday and also served as the official inauguration of the Alliance for Poverty Reduction (APE), an initiative of the President of the General Assembly, Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande.
He, however, noted that his administration was doing a lot to ensure that the was mitigated in Nigeria, saying that the recently developed Economic Sustainability Plan, aimed at stimulating the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, will extend protection to very poor Nigerians and other vulnerable groups through pro-poor spending.
”It is my conviction that devoting our efforts towards human capital development, efficient management of our resources, greater financial inclusion and transformation of the agricultural sector to ensure food security are crucial to poverty eradication.
”In this regard, Nigeria continues to strengthen its existing social safety net initiative by increasing access to enrolees who fit the various programmes in the scheme.
”Nigeria will also continue to provide easier and increased access to financial services for micro and small-scale businesses through the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme. But we are determined to do more.
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