Nigeria is oil poor, stop comparing us to Ghana, UAE, others - Reno Omokri

Former Presidential aide and a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Reno Omokri, has urge people to desist from comparing Nigeria to other countries such as Ghana, Libya, Saudi Arabia and The UAE.

According to him, these countries have more resources than Nigeria per capita. In a bid to ridicule the critics who believe the country owes the citizens fuel subsidy, free education and cheap food, Omokri said the only thing Nigeria has more than those nations is a humongous population of entitled people.

He noted that if Nigerians and the federal government do not produce and cut waste, the country will sink deeper into poverty.

Omokri added that even if angels were brought from heaven to govern Nigeria nothing will change.

His tweet reads;

"You keep saying Nigeria owes you fuel subsidy, free education, and cheap food because Nigeria is an oil rich country. Let us examine the facts about how oil rich Nigeria is:

Nigeria produces less than 2 million barrels of oil daily for a population of 200 million people.

Ghana produces 200,000 barrels of oil daily for a population of 35 million people.

Angola produces 1.1 million barrels of oil daily for a population of 34.5 million people.

Libya produces 1.2 million barrels of oil daily for a population of 6.7 million people.

Saudi Arabia produces 12.5 million barrels of oil daily for a population of 35 million people.

Qatar produces 2 million barrels of oil daily for a population of 2.6 million people.

The UAE produces 3.7 million barrels of oil daily for a population of 9.6 million people.

Nigeria is not oil RICH. Nigeria is oil POOR. Our oil is a drop in the ocean compared to our population. By a ratio of resources to population, Nigeria is one of the lesser resourced nations in the world. Don't use Ghana, Angola, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, or The UAE to compare with us. They have more resources than us per capita. The only major thing Nigeria has more than those nations is a humongous population of ENTITLED people. If you and I do not produce, and if our government does not cut waste, Nigeria will sink into deeper and deeper poverty, even if you bring angels from heaven to govern Nigeria."