Ex-President of Nigeria, Goodluck
Jonathan » has said Nigeria grew with a
GDP above half a trillion U.S. Dollars under
his watch.
Jonathan made this known in an interview
session at the Oxford University held Oxford
Union, with the theme ‘Fostering Youth
Entrepreneurship.
“Under my watch, Nigeria was projected by CNN
Money to be the third fastest growing economy
in the world for the year 2015 and rated as the
largest economy in Africa and the 23rd largest in
the world by the World Bank and the IMF, with a
GDP above half a Trillion US dollars, ” Jonathan
boasted.
Speaking with the undergraduates of the
university, Jonathan said: “Is the wealth of
nations a result of geography, weather, culture,
destiny, etc.? What could a leader do to
effectively lift a people out of the depths of
poverty and enable them to achieve prosperity?"
to spread wealth, not poverty »
Jonathan joins previous speakers at the Oxford
Union that include the late Michael Jackson,
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ,
Robert Greene, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan,
Winston Churchill, Edward Heath, Margaret
Thatcher and John Major.
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