A former speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has lamented the poor development of Nigeria when compared to other countries, including Kenya.
Yakubu Dogara blamed the country’s poor development on poor education and lack of investment in education by governments.
He said this while speaking, on Sunday, at the 50th Anniversary Celebration and Thanksgiving Service of Nakam Memorial School, Panyam, Mangu LGA, Plateau State.
Dogara, who chaired the event, emphasized that an educated mind will produce infrastructure and help in the development of every sector of society.
“If you are educated, even in the absence of infrastructure, the educated mind will produce the infrastructure that is lacking. Those that are educated will build the schools that we don’t have, they will build the roads and generate and distribute the electricity that we never have enough for domestic use and industrial production.
“As a matter of fact, the resources in this country…