The World Bank’s team on
addressing fragility, conflict and violence (FCV) has said that Nigeria is not
a fragile state even with the current security challenges.
Amara Konneh, FCV adviser made
this know on Monday during a meeting by the group to address fragility,
conflict and violence affecting some countries.
He said the World Bank is focused
on addressing FCV and as an institution has a way of classifying a country
fragile, after critical assessment.
“Nigeria is not a fragile country
but there is a need to address some issues to prevent it from being a fragile
state,” he said.
According to Konneh, the
objective of FCV was to address the drivers of FCV in affected countries and
their impact on vulnerable populations with the end goal of contributing to
peace and prosperity.
He said this could be achieved by
helping countries escape fragility trap, protect essential institutions and
deliver critical services such as health and education.
He, however, said that the group
would not only address the root cause of FCV but also partner private sectors
to create job stability to increase growth.
Alkasim Abdulkadir, a spokesman
of the presidential committee on Victims Support Fund, said the Nigeria
government should do more in terms of conflict prevention and resolution.
He said most of the violence in
the country was driven by poverty and high level of unemployment.
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