Bill Gates speaks about his wish for Nigeria
- Bill Gates said his wish is to see Nigeria increase its quality of funding of health care system and education
- The co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said he was in constant touch with some northern governors
- According to the philanthropist, Dangote has been helping the foundation reach out to groups like the traditional leaders and get them involved
The co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation has revealed his wish for Nigeria, saying it is to see the country increase its quality and funding of primary health care.
The Cable reports that Gates said he has been working with northern governors to agree on the issue of health care and education in Nigeria.
He said: “If I had one wish for Nigeria, it would be that the quality and funding of the primary health care system would achieve the level of some other countries that are lower income but have done a better job with the primary health care system. So, it definitely is doable.
“In Nigeria for a lot of the work we do there we’re partnered with Aliko Dangote, who helps us understand who the good partners are and exactly how we can reach out to groups like the traditional leaders and get them involved in these efforts as well."
Gates said he usually called six governors from the north to to talk about the statistics of their primary health care system and get feedback. on how to improve.
“And it’s really the digital tools that let us, you know, every time we meet and talk, we have a sense of, okay, what’s gone well in the last six months, what hasn’t, and what do we need to change," he added.
Legit.ng earlier reported that Gates asked the Nigerian government to win the confidence of the citizens in order to get them to pay more tax.
Gates said without the credibility of the government, Nigerians will not pay tax.
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He said Nigeria tax-to-GDP ratio was small and should be raised but this must be done with the confidence of the people on the government. According to him, if this is not done, the government can get into trap where citizens don't feel like paying and won't be supportive.
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