Atiku Abubakar, The People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidates;Both Peter Obi, a member of the Labour Party, and Rabiu Kwankwaso, a member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, agree that adequate education and security are necessary for lifting Nigerians out of poverty.
This was said while they were answering questions on Sunday’s Arise TV Presidential Town Hall Series.
Kwankwaso stated in his argument that the NNPP’s strategy to lift people out of poverty has always relied heavily on education.
He said, “Education has always been key for us in pulling people out of poverty.
“I’m not surprised that we have 133 million poor people (out of a population of 200).
If you talk to road side economists they will tell you the figure is much higher.”
This, he said, would be reversed when he gets the chance to become president, noting that he did this successfully during his time as two-term governor of Kano State.
In the area of security, he said if given the chance he would increase the number of security personnel across board and properly equip them to perform their duties.
