{"id":213346,"date":"2022-08-29T17:59:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T16:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=213346"},"modified":"2022-08-29T17:59:58","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T16:59:58","slug":"ten-nigerian-states-bigger-than-african-countries-osinbajo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/08\/29\/ten-nigerian-states-bigger-than-african-countries-osinbajo\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Nigerian states bigger than African countries \u2013 Osinbajo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo has stated that it was unfitting to compare the realities of the Nigerian economy with those of other smaller African states.<\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0argued that at least 10 Nigerian states \u201chave bigger GDPs than those countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Osinbajo also noted that the violent reports emanating from the country did not reflect the reality of the entire country which, he said, was too vast in landmass.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the international community must understand Nigeria\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/06\/04\/npc-chair-population-surge-promotes-extreme-poverty\/\">population<\/a> and geographic size to better grasp the enormity and complexity of her nuanced challenges.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement signed and released on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande.<\/p>\n<p>Osinbajo made the argument when fielding questions from a group of Harvard Business School students who visited him on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The students, who were on an African excursion, interacted with VP on leadership, faith, spirituality, government policies in education, health, economy, and national image, among others.<\/p>\n<p>The statement is titled, \u2018Why I value transparency &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/08\/09\/boko-haram-why-there-is-social-injustice-in-nigeria-sheikh-gumi\/\">social justice<\/a>, by Osinbajo.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>According to the VP, \u201cFirst, there is a need to appreciate the size of the country, which is crucial to understanding what the issues are.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor instance, Borno State is about the size of the whole of the United Kingdom plus Sweden or Denmark. 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It comes down to the work we do as a government and people about the characterization. This is why the work around the ease of doing business is the initiative that has behind it, the whole idea that this environment is one that is welcoming to business and people can come and do business.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo has stated that it was unfitting to compare the realities of the Nigerian economy with those of other smaller African states. 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