10 embarrassing symbols of poverty Nigeria must look to phase out by 2030

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Mud huts

[2] Open pit latrines

[3] Barefoot children

[4] Street beggars

[5] People wearing rags

[6] Children not attending at least primary school

[7]People living in cardboard boxes

[8] Prostitution

[9] A local government not having a general hospital

[10] Villages being cut off from the rest of the world during the rainy season

We need to pass laws making all these illegal. Then, we need a concerted development plan to eliminate them.

For instance, we should have a national used shoe bank where those without footwear can go to at least get a pair of slippers. Likewise, we need a clothes bank and local government shelters for the homeless.

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