– Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, advocates for knowledge-based economy to drive speedy economic growth in Nigeria
– Abubakar says some countries without natural resources have developed their human resources and are now leading countries
Atiku Abubakar has said a knowledge-based economy will guarantee speedy technological advancement.
Nigeria will have to adopt a knowledge-based economy to guarantee a speedy technological advancement in the country, according to former vice president, Atiku Abubakar.
The former vice president said the key drivers of advanced economies were knowledge and innovation, rather than natural resources.
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Abubakar made the suggestion on Sunday, January, 29, in Jalingo, Taraba state, Punch reports
“Educational development is the most important aspect of all human developments. There are countries, who do not have natural resources whatsoever, but because they have developed their human resources, today they are the leading countries in this world,” he said.
On politics, Atiku said he regarded Taraba as his second home because he had always scored more votes in the state than Adamawa, when Taraba was part of the defunct Gongola State.
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He commended the people of the state for their high regards for him, and pledged to always support the state in all spheres of life.
Meanwhile, a former minister of special duties has said that Nigeria’s economy would not have been in its current state if Goodluck Jonathan had been reelected.
Kabiru Turaki speaking to journalists in Abuja said the nation’s economy would have been in a better state if the Peoples Democratic Party was reelected into power.
Turaki further blamed the leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the hardship Nigerians are currently facing.
Similarly, Balarabe Musa has said Buhari cannot solve Nigeria’s problems.
The former governor of Kaduna state during the Nigerian second republic said the president is not radical enough to tackle the nation’s issues.
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