Oyewale Tomori, a professor of Virology, has on Thursday, revealed that Nigeria is now depending on international agencies such as International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank to pay workers salaries.
The professor who is a member of the World Health Organisation Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 vaccine composition, revealed this while delivering a lecture on the topic “Science, Scientist and Society” at the 79th Interdisciplinary Research Discourse of the Postgraduate College, University of Ibadan.
According to him, the country has also become a beggar for COVID-19 vaccines.
Professor Tomori regretted that Nigeria has failed to constantly invest in education, science and technology despite the vast number of natural resources.
He said while other countries are enjoying a return on investments, the country is reaping a return on iniquity and immorality.
The University Don also revealed that this is the main reason Nigeria depends on loans from international donor agencies such as IMF and World Bank to pay salaries of workers.
While lamenting that the current democratic system in the country is full of corruption and immorality, Tomori said;
“While other countries are getting sumptuous results on their investments, we are wallowing in our own return on iniquity and on return on immorality.
“That is why we have 10.5 million of our children out of school, 4.5 million under-vaccinated, we become the poverty capital of the world.
“We are investing hugely in corruption and disdain for science and technology.
“And we now depend on IMF loans and world bank to pay our workers’ salaries, to import food which we should be producing.”
Credit: Daily Post
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