The presidential candidate of Young Progressive Party in the 2019 Presidential election, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, has accused the northern elite and politicians of encouraging poverty among the masses for selfish and political reasons.
According to Moghalu, the selfishness of the northern political class remains the major cause of poverty and under-development in the region.
While speaking as the guest speaker at the Ra’ayi Initiative for Human Development annual lecture at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital conference hall, Moghalu wondered why the north, despite being in the saddle of leadership for 42 years, regrettably still remained “the headquarters of poverty in Nigeria.”
Moghalu, who was a former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria spoke on the topic: ‘Northern Nigeria’s Prosperity in the 21st Century: The Imperative of Social and Economic Transformation.’ Read more