Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has called on the three tiers of government in Nigeria to pay proper attention to the development of the rural communities in the country.
She said that no country in the world could fully develop by ignoring its rural communities.
She begged Nigerians to return to their communities, saying “this is the only way we are going to develop the country.”
“It is not just from the federal level but we have to start from the grassroots to support the people in the village.
“Everyone who belongs to a community has to help that community because the beginning of development in a country lies in a community,” she said.
She alsp prayed for peace to reign in Nigeria as it gets ready for the general elections, adding that God should see the nation through its difficult political period.
She said: “We want peace in the country. We want things to go well. We want lives to improve for the average Nigerians.
“We are praying that 2019 will bring good things for Nigerians.”
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