It is inappropriate, according to Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, to contrast the economic reality of Nigeria with those of other smaller African republics.
At least ten Nigerian states, according to him, “have bigger GDPs than those countries.”
Osinbajo added that the violent news coming out of the nation did not accurately portray the reality of the entire nation because it had a large enough landmass.
He said that in order for the world to fully comprehend the scope and magnitude of Nigeria’s complicated problems, it is important for everyone to be aware of its population and geographic expanse.
Osinbajo made the claim while answering inquiries from a group of Harvard Business School students who paid him a visit on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, according to a statement signed on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande.
The students, who were on an African vacation, spoke with the vice president about leadership, religion, spirituality, as well as government policy in the areas of education, health, the economy, and public perception.
Why I Value Transparency & Social Justice, by Osinbajo, is the title of the statement.
The VP asserts that in order to grasp the issues, one must first take into account the size of the nation.
The Vice President remarked in response to the issue on the unfair stereotypes of Nigeria in some segments of the world community, “It is vital to constantly engage the international community to show them how we feel about the stereotypes. It all comes down to the characterization work we do as a government and as individuals. Since the fundamental notion is that this environment is one that is hospitable to business and people can come and do business, the initiative behind it revolves around making doing business easier.
