The Emir of Kano, Mohammed Sanusi II, has given another controversial viewpoint to the issue of population growth in the country.
Despite the general belief that huge is population is an asset to any nation that has it, he is of a contrary opinion.
Despite the general belief that huge is population is an asset to any nation that has it, the Emir of Kano, Mohammed Sanusi II, has given different opinion on the notion.
Channels reports that the monarch said that Nigeria’s huge population which currently stands at about two hundred million is a liability and not an asset.
The former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria made the verdict while speaking at panel discussions on Monday, October 7, at the Nigeria economic summit meeting in Abuja.
Sanusi said that the Nigeria’s policies are yet to be focused on harnessing the huge potential of its population.
He said: “People talk that our population is an asset but we are yet to get there. Nigeria’s population is currently a liability because most of the root cause of problems such as kidnapping, armed robbery, Boko Haram, drug addiction are all tied to the population that we have and the question is how do you turn that into a productive one.”
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