Senator Kashim Shettima has described the Northeast as one of the poorest regions in the world, stressing that urgent intervention is needed to address its abject poverty.
Speaking at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, during a meeting with the NEDC management team, Shettima warned that the region’s dire economic situation has fueled insecurity and instability.
He cited a World Bank report that classifies the North-East alongside Chad, Sudan’s Darfur region, Niger, and Northern Cameroon as some of the poorest places on earth.
“If the North-East were treated as a country, it would be poorer than Chad and Niger, and even Afghanistan. It is one of the poorest places on earth,” Shettima stated.
“The emergence of militant groups like Boko Haram is a direct consequence of this deep-rooted poverty.”
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