Nigerian singer, Rudeboy, has challenged Africans to fight for their rights if the situation of things in the continent do not change after the exit of the Coronavirus.
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The outbreak of the pandemic has served as an eye-opener for many leaders who have failed in their duty to the people who elected into office.
Politicians and government officials, who have always gone on medical tourism in other parts of the world, have been forced to stay in the country and utilise the same of the poor health facilities they provide the citizens
Speaking on the recent happenings, following the outbreak of COVID-19, the other half of the defunct group, P-Square, took to his Instagram page and wrote: “Dear Africans if nothing changes after this coronavirus pandemic… Then we are all fools.”
Over the years, Africa has become the poverty centre of the world due to the obnoxious policies of the government and other corrupt activities.
In Nigeria, with all its oil earnings, economic diversification and investment in agriculture or non-oil related industries have been poor with little generation of depth and breadth to the domestic economy or job creation.
The African Development Bank recently disclosed that the numbers of Nigerians living in poverty have increased to 61 per cent compared with 55 per cent in 2004. Between 1970 and 2000, the population of the poor has risen significantly from 19 million to 90 million.
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