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Osinbajo heads poverty reduction panel, insists his boss means well for Nigeria

By Terhemba Daka, Abuja
23 June 2021   |   3:56 am
The National Steering Committee (NSC) of the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) has been inaugurated with the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as chairman.

The National Steering Committee (NSC) of the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) has been inaugurated with the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as chairman. The committee is charged with the task of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years through a well-researched framework of implementation and funding.

President Muhammadu Buhari performed the event yesterday in Abuja with Secretary to Government of the Federation and others as members.

THIS came as Osinbajo insisted that his principal was committed to Nigeria attaining greater height in comity of nations.
Addressing the launch of a book entitled, “The Buhari in us”, written by Abdullahi Haruna in Abuja, he maintained that those opposed to the President’s leadership style do not mean well for the country.

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