By Rev. Father John Damian Adizie, OCD
Poverty has remained a perennial problem. Jesus told his disciples; “You will always have the poor among you.” The UN National Assembly has taken up the unrealistic task of eradicating poverty.
In view of this, October 17 was set aside as International Day of Eradication of Poverty. As long as the current Nigeria is concerned, this is an unrealistic venture.
There are so many factors and forces that militate against total eradication of poverty. As we join the UN to celebrate International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, so many questions come to mind. For instance, how can we eradicate poverty in a country where we are practicing capitalism, an economic system, where the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer? Since Nigeria embraced privatization so many people have lost their jobs.
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