BILL GATES BREAKS SILENCE, GIVES REASONS WHY HE SPOKE TO NIGERIAN LEADERS

Mircosoft Founder and the Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr.  Bill Gates, again on Monday criticised the Federal Government’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan.

 In an interview with the CNN, Bill Gates said that the Federal Government’s investment in education and health was not good enough.

“While it may be easier to be polite, it’s more important to face facts so that you can make progress,” the philanthropist told a room of Nigeria’s government elite that included the President.”

Bill further said he spoke out to implore Nigerian politicians to focus on human capital and its large youth population.

“The current quality and quantity of investment in this young generation in health and education just isn’t good enough. So, I was very direct.”

Bill who had  a special session of the National Economic Council on Thursday, said Nigeria would do better with strong investments in health and education, rather than concentrate on physical infrastructure to the detriment of human capital development.

He had said,