“Humanitarian Minister Edu pledges to elevate 133 million Nigerians from poverty.”

“Dr. Betta Edu, the newly appointed Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to elevating 133 million Nigerians from poverty. Edu made this announcement as she commenced her duties in Abuja on Monday, holding her first meeting with the Chief Executive Officers of agencies under the Ministry.

She assured the public of her unwavering dedication to ensuring transparency and accountability throughout her tenure as minister. Edu elaborated that the ministry’s goal of lifting millions of Nigerians out of poverty will be achieved through a series of interventions and initiatives.

“What matters most is our unwavering focus on uplifting 133 million Nigerians from poverty,” she emphasized.”

“We can do it in phases, a step at a time, because with determination and strong-will nothing is impossible.

“We will also achieve the feat with the strong political backing from His Excellency, President Bola Tinubu and every member of the cabinet.

“We will play down on politics, we are here to face the real business of governance,” she said.

The minister, who described as unacceptable the alarming rate of poverty in the country, said all hands must be on deck to address the situation.

“Different sources of data suggest that we have a population of 200 million Nigerians, which I think we are more than that.

“Out of this population, the sources indicated that 133 million are extremely poor and that is unacceptable. We need to bring smiles back to the faces of Nigerians.

“We must reach out to those who are underserved and renew their hope. While doing this, we must ensure that we will increase our efforts, be very sincere, transparent and accountable,” she said.

In his welcome address, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, expressed commitment and loyalty to the minister in her quest to deliver on the mandate of the ministry.

Gwarzo noted that the event coincided with the third year anniversary of the ministry.

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