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An Emirati Citizen Explains Why Nigeria Is Poor, While The UAE Is Rich [Video]

United Arab Emirates citizen known as an Emirati, explains why Nigeria is poor despite rich in resources and their UAE (Dubai) is rich.

According to him while he was speaking with Nigerian Journalist in Dubai, he said Nigeria is richer than UAE in oil and other resources, but UAE is richer than Nigeria because of bad leadership and corruption. He said:

“Nigeria is richer than us in oil that is what the world knows. Nigeria have soil rich for agriculture, water and other natural resources. but we (UAE) don’t have all this and we are still richer than Nigeria.

How are we rich? We have good leaders. A leader who believes in AntiCorruption…. That’s all. And now, we have everything. Incorruptible leader is everything…”

Watch the video below:

Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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