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Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, says some
states in the North West region are as backward. And challenged as Afghanistan.
El-Rufai who said this at the ongoing Kaduna Economic and Investment summit,
stated that many of the states are as backward as Afghanistan in terms of
Education, Health care and Opportunities. He said:
"Yesterday, the Emir of Kano, His Royal Highness, Muhammadu Sanusi
II, made certain observations about the state of northern Nigeria within the
larger Nigeria context. Because the truth of the matter is when you look at
human development in the indices of Nigeria, they hide a lot of information.
They saw us as middle income country, they saw that we are making progress in
terms of education and health care. But when you disaggregate this number and
look at them from zone to zone, from state to state, it is very
revealing.
It shows for, instance, that some states in Nigeria are as backward as
Afghanistan in terms of education, health care and opportunities. And many of
the states in the Northwest are afflicted with these challenges. We have the
largest number of out-of-school children, we have the largest number of girls
not completing basic education, we have the lowest levels of women giving birth
in hospitals and health clinics, we have the highest infant mortality rate and
we have the highest maternity mortality and morbidity rate.
Unless we recognise that and come together and address our common
challenges, we will continue to pull Nigeria backward, in my opinion, and that
is the last thing we want.”
Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, says some
states in the North West region are as backward. And challenged as Afghanistan.
El-Rufai who said this at the ongoing Kaduna Economic and Investment summit,
stated that many of the states are as backward as Afghanistan in terms of
Education, Health care and Opportunities. He said:
"Yesterday, the Emir of Kano, His Royal Highness, Muhammadu Sanusi
II, made certain observations about the state of northern Nigeria within the
larger Nigeria context. Because the truth of the matter is when you look at
human development in the indices of Nigeria, they hide a lot of information.
They saw us as middle income country, they saw that we are making progress in
terms of education and health care. But when you disaggregate this number and
look at them from zone to zone, from state to state, it is very
revealing.
It shows for, instance, that some states in Nigeria are as backward as
Afghanistan in terms of education, health care and opportunities. And many of
the states in the Northwest are afflicted with these challenges. We have the
largest number of out-of-school children, we have the largest number of girls
not completing basic education, we have the lowest levels of women giving birth
in hospitals and health clinics, we have the highest infant mortality rate and
we have the highest maternity mortality and morbidity rate.
Unless we recognise that and come together and address our common
challenges, we will continue to pull Nigeria backward, in my opinion, and that
is the last thing we want.”
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