Inequality
has been identified as the major factor militating against economic Development
in Nigeria.
This
was disclosed yesterday in Lagos by a former Minister of Education and Leader
of #BringBackOur Girls, #BBoG, group, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili.
Ezekwesili
said this in an address titled: “Towards An Equitable Society; the Role of
Empathy in Economic Development of Nigeria,” at the 6th Anniversary of Women in
Successful Careers, WISCAR.
According
to her “for society to offer equal opportunity to everyone, the maxim of
equality of opportunity is central to building an inclusive society. We pride
to get into equality of opportunity by creating something called federal
character, but it was designed and operated in the breach. So equality of
opportunity ended up becoming a race to the bottom where the lowest common
denominator becomes the basis of achieving inclusion and that, accelerated our
part to dismal economic development outcome.”
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