A guy said doc, we have 70m poor people in Nigeria, "poverty capital".. I replied but we have 136m people that aren't poor in Nigeria. This figure is enough to populate other W. African countries. The population of W. Africa net Nigeria is 167m. What have we done with this number

How do we ensure that they don't roll into poverty. I also explained income and deprivation. Deprivation is the biggest issue not income. Pick a village, provide the basic amenities - hospitals, schools, water, off grid power, roads, security, financial services, loans..

And watch them flourish in few years. This is how countries lift people put of poverty. We don't necessarily need to put money in their hands. Build a University in my town today and watch how trade, farming, real estate, retail stores, laundry, restaurants spring up.

Poverty will gradually disappear. We need to focus on deprivation and this has to start at the grassroots. Schools, power, markets, PHCs, water supply, rural roads etc. We cannot subsidise people out of poverty. The subsidy will always end up in the pockets of the rich people.