Shehu Sani: Nigerians will soon beg FG to leave them in poverty

Shehu Sani, former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central has opined that Nigerians will soon beg the Federal Government to leave them in poverty.

The former senator said this while reacting to the Federal Government’s promise to lift Nigerians out of poverty. According to Shehu Sani, citizens will soon realise that the poverty they know is better than the unknown.

Recently, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, had assured that the Federal Government would lift 133 million Nigerians out of poverty.

Edu said the feat will be achieved through the backing of President Bola Tinubu, different interventions and initiatives meant to reduce poverty.

According to Edu: “What is most important is that we will keep our focus on lifting 133 million Nigerians out of poverty.”

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In his reaction, Sani argued that the same promises had made by the previous governments to Nigerians.

Sharing his thought via microblogging platform, X formerly known as Twitter, the ex lawmaker wrote: “The Past Government promised to lift the people out of poverty. The Present Government is promising to lift the people out of poverty.

“We are reaching a point where the people will beg the Government to please leave them in Poverty.

“The poverty you know is better than the one you don’t know.”