Nigeria has moved into low-middle-income, but their north is very poor, and the health care systems there have broken down.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Nigeria has had the misfortune - no, the fortune - of seeing the worst face of capitalism anywhere in Africa. The masses have seen it, they are disgusted, and they want an alternative.
Well-trained medical doctors and engineers leave Nigeria to the developed countries. We want to reverse that.
Nigeria is a West African nation of over 100 million energetic people. It is endowed with lots of natural resources but lacks human resources.
Nigeria is like everywhere, really: there are some beautiful places that have been invested in and others that haven't been.
Africa is not for the weak-hearted: infrastructure issues are there. The middle class is absent in most of the countries. We have to cater to the low end of the market to grow.
We want to lead a country where people will be less greedy. Where people will know that the commonwealth of Nigeria belongs to all Nigerians, where people's wealth depends on the people around you. If you become a rich person and everyone around you is poor you are very poor.
Niger is not an isolated island of desperation. It lies within a sea of problems across Africa - particularly the 'forgotten emergencies' in poor countries or regions with little strategic or material appeal.
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. If Nigeria succeeds at democratic governance it will be an anchor for all of West Africa. Africa needs a strong Nigeria.
In low-income countries, the main problems you have is infectious diseases.
Nigeria has no business with poverty. With our human and material resources, we shall strive to eradicate poverty from our country.