Your investment in health, education not good enough’– Bill Gates hits FG again


Bill Gates, world’s second richest man, says the federal government’s investments in young people, especially in areas of health and education, is not good enough.

He said this in an interview with CNN. The co-chairman of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation reiterated the comments he made when he spoke at the expanded national economic council meeting on Thursday.

At the meeting which was presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Gates had said the execution priorities of the economic recovery and growth plan do not reflect the true needs of Nigerians.

“The Nigerian government’s economic recovery and growth plan identify investing in our people as one of three strategic objectives. But the execution priorities don’t fully reflect people’s needs, prioritising physical capital over human capital,” he had said.

“People without roads, ports, and factories can’t flourish. And roads, ports and factories without skilled workers to build and manage them can’t sustain an economy.”

Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, who was at the meeting had defended the federal government, saying Gates’ comment was incorrect.

But in the chat with CNN, the billionaire businessman defended his criticism of the Nigerian government.

He said Nigeria would become an engine of growth if the government gets health and education right.

“As a partner in Nigeria, I am saying the current plan is inadequate. Nigeria has all these young people and the current quality and quantity of investment in these young generations; in health and education just isn’t good enough. So, I was very direct,” he told CNN.

“If they can get health and education right, they will be an engine of growth not just for themselves but for all of Africa.”

Kaymercury:
the same greedy self centered gates that keep on trying to eradicate Africans through his laboratory poduced GMO seeds.Not trying to defend fg though but this man have hidden agenda

nwabobo:


I didn't know Microsoft now produce GMO food. I guess we learn everyday.

lilytender:
Dear Mr Bill Gates, if you can do better, come and contest election with Buhari. Talk is cheap. Can you tell Donald Trump this nonsense without getting an acerbic reply? You are lucky that Buhari no dey listen nor reply rumour mongers.

CSTR2:

Why should bill contest for the presidency of a Third World country where almajiris and the mentally impaired decide who wins and who loses?

Bill has more brain cells in his fecal matter than buhari has in his entire brain.

Kaymercury:
that's where the problems lies you only see what they wanted you to see its so saddened and unfortunate that you are oblivion of what's going on.the war has began long ago the war to reduce Africans population am very surprised that you are still unaware of this to you gates deals only in software?

Kaymercury:
the same greedy self centered gates that keep on trying to eradicate Africans through his laboratory poduced GMO seeds.Not trying to defend fg though but this man have hidden agenda

lilytender:
Dear Mr Bill Gates, if you can do better, come and contest election with Buhari. Talk is cheap. Can you tell Donald Trump this nonsense without getting an acerbic reply? You are lucky that Buhari no dey listen nor reply rumour mongers.

Kaymercury:
that's where the problems lies you only see what they wanted you to see its so saddened and unfortunate that you are oblivion of what's going on.the war has began long ago the war to reduce Africans population am very surprised that you are still unaware of this to you gates deals only in software?

Kaymercury:
the same greedy self centered gates that keep on trying to eradicate Africans through his laboratory poduced GMO seeds.Not trying to defend fg though but this man have hidden agenda

ZombieTAMER:
I said it before and I will say it again



Bill Gates is corrupt...... Lai Muhammad
He is obviously Ipob...... Shehu garba

iyketex007:


Lol, Bro u can do better than this na, The only reason Nigeria was ever significant in the global stage was oil, and as it is now America doesn't need our oil as do other countries too so what now is our contribution to the world stage?

Bill and melinda foundation ranks amongst the highest donors in terms of charity in Nigeria, I mean his foundation single handedly funds polio vaccines in Nigeria thanks to the north.

This man whether you like it or not has indirectly been investing in the health sector and I think he has a say as to how his billions is been spent.

Nigeria and Africa is too insignificant in the world stage for bill to waste his resources on decimating the continent, for fuc.k sake Boko Haram and herdsmen are already killing the people that disease and hunger didn't.

Jflex07:
Another unrefined zombie on the loose

lilytender:
Dear Mr Bill Gates, if you can do better, come and contest election with Buhari. Talk is cheap. Can you tell Donald Trump this nonsense without getting an acerbic reply? You are lucky that Buhari no dey listen nor reply rumour mongers.

nwabobo:


My friend take this your conspiracy theory magana elsewhere.

FarahAideed:


Buhari is more dangerous to Nigerians than 1 billion GMO seeds

FarahAideed:


Buhari is more dangerous to Nigerians than 1 billion GMO seeds

FarahAideed:


Buhari is more dangerous to Nigerians than 1 billion GMO seeds