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world  there  are  rich,
             extremely  rich  and
             poor  people  living
             together.  The  poor
             must be taken care of
             by  the  rich.  Let  us
             t a k e   J o s   a s   a n
             example.  When  the
             whites  first  came  to
             Jos,  they  settled  at
             Apollo Crescent GRA,
             Naragatan  Avenue.
             The  neighbouring
             community  close  to
             their settlement was
             Tudun  Wada  which
             was a slump. Just like
             m a n y   s o c i e t i e s
             w h e r e   y o u   s e e
             different  strata  of
             communities living close to one another, the     members.  This  should  also  apply  in  the
             inhabitants of Tudun Wada mostly did menial      provision  of  good  public  health  institutions
             jobs for the high-class citizens living around   which can be accessed by the poor. All these
             Apollo Crescent. These rich ones in turn paid    are  ways  through  which  the  gap  can  be
             them,  assisted  them  financially  and  funded   lessened.  Also,  good-spirited  individuals  can
             some of their children in good schools such      play their part in closing the gap. This does not
             that these children grew up to become at least   necessarily have to mean that they should go
             average people in the society and were able to   about  dolling  out  monies  to  the  have-nots
             take care of the rest of their family. Through   always. They can also help by contributing to
             this, the gap between the rich and poor was      and supporting foundations that aid the poor.
             being  lessened.  Another  instance  is  Abuja.   I  think  through  that,  although  we  may  not
             Around Maitama in Abuja which is a highbrow      completely  eradicate  poverty  -  which  is
             area  is  a  village  called  Mpape  which  is   impossible by the way - we would be able to
             inhabited mostly by low-income earners who       reduce it to the barest minimum so that life
             serve the well-to-do people in Maitama. You      would be better for all of us. Even Christ said
             can also find similar cases in Asokoro, Masaka    that we would always have the poor among us.
             and Gwarinpa. Even in Nassarawa we can see       Hence, we can never completely erase poverty
             such cases in Nyanya and many other places.      but  there  are  a  lot  we  can  do  in  Nigeria  to
             These settings have been naturally arranged      reduce the level of poverty thereby closing the
             to be so. Every one cannot be very rich and      gap between the haves and the have-nots.
             comfortably living on his own. No one can live   Gadfly: Thank you very much sir. On behalf
             in isolation; we are meant to help each other.
     INTERVIEW
                                                              of  Seminary  and  especially  the  editorial
             One  cannot  be  extremely  rich  and  happy
                                                              team of this edition of the Gadfly Magazine,
             while  others  reek  in  abject  poverty.  It  is  not
                                                              we  sincerely  want  to  appreciate  you  for
             supposed to be so. But how can we balance
                                                              giving us your time and for honouring our
             these  gaps?  The  rich  must  take  care  of  the
                                                              interview  request.  We  ask  that  almighty
             poor. Moreso, in organised societies, the rich
                                                              God  may  continue  to  bless  you  and  your
     WITH                                                     family through Christ our lord. Amen.
             pay  higher  insurances  while  the  poor  pay
             lower. This is because the poor are the ones
             more  vulnerable  to  illnesses,  financial  crisis
                                                              Honourable: Thank you. I also appreciate you
             and many other problems due to their living
                                                              for the opportunity and the rare privilege of
             conditions. Thus, the government is able to aid
                                                              deeming  it  fit  to  feature  me  as  one  of  your
             them  through  these  monies  collected.  In
                                                              interviewees  in  this  edition  of  The  Gadfly
     HON. ERNEST
             addition, the government should ensure that
                                                              Magazine.  I  do  not  take  this  privilege  for
             public schools are good enough so that the
                                                              granted and I pray that God may continue to
             children  of  the  poor  can  also  obtain  quality
                                                              bless you all. Amen.
             education so as to be liberated from poverty
     ABNER DA’A
             and  in  turn,  help  in  liberating  other  family
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