President Muhammadu Buhari says he is still pressing the necessary buttons needed to take Nigerians out of poverty … and he’s looking at 100 million Nigerians in the next 10 years.
The President restated his resolve to tackle poverty in the most populous country in Africa on Monday in Abuja when he granted full scholarship to winners at the 2020 Young Nigerian Scientists Presidential Award Competition.
Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina revealed in a statement that the scholarship extends up to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree level to three secondary students who emerged winners at the competition, tagged 774 Young Nigerian Scientists Presidential Award (774 YONSPA).
The students are Masters Akintade Abdullahi Akanbi of Osun State from Osogbo Government High School Osogbo, Osun State, who came first; while the other positions went to Uwakwe Nelson Kamsiyochukwu of Anambra State from British Spring College, Awka and Aimofumhe Eshiobomhe Sigmus of FCT from the School of the Gifted, Gwagwalada, Abuja.
President Buhari noted that Nigeria’s greatest resource is its human capital, assuring that his administration would continue to support human resource development.
”This is richly embodied in our youth who make up tens of millions of incredibly talented persons, constantly pushing and striving towards greatness. The future of Nigeria belongs to our youth.
”This Administration will therefore continue to create the enabling environment for them to develop to the fullest, their potentials.
”We will harness their energy and their talents to make Nigeria achieve true greatness,” he said.
The President affirmed that if Nigerian potentials in the Science and Technology Sector are properly harnessed, with the enabling environment created, 100 million Nigerians will be taken out of poverty in the next ten years.
”This remains my aim for Nigerians,” he stressed, noting that Nigerians at home and abroad have always demonstrated remarkable ingenuity and inventiveness and with the right environment, and policy framework, there is no limit to how far Nigerian innovation can go.
