Shettima Dey Talk Say We Need Better Investment for Africa

My people, make I gist you wetin VP Shettima talk for Abuja. Dis man no dey play o! Him don yarn say Africa problem no go fit dey solve just with aid. Na serious matter wey involve patient capital, blended finance and private sector collaboration wey dem need to make progress.

Shettima wey represent dem for Africa Social Impact Summit 2026, him talk say, ‘if we wan grow, we gatz invest in human capital and better systems, wey go help fight climate change and build our infrastructure well.’ E no dey miss words o!

According to am, impact investing no be charity with better name. Na smart capitalism wey go help dey build stable society, educated workers and healthy communities. E even talk say, Nigeria gatz change dia game as dem dey put effort for education, health and financial systems. E mention say, President Bola Tinubu dey work hard to change things for the better, and dat one dey good news for everybody.

But make we no gree dey slack o! Shettima warn say if dem no join hand together, na so dem go dey suffer setbacks. Him dey call on young people and women to join body together. ‘The stakes no dey small,’ e talk, ‘we need collaboration.’

For the event, dem launch two important initiatives wey go help support education and financial inclusion. Na true say we gatz put effort for out-of-school children matter; make dem no loose out for better future. Plus, there be one initiative wey dey help women and youth financially, so dem no go dey depend on anybody.

Minister for Budget and Economic Planning sef don talk say dem go continue to push policy and collaboration to make sure say dem achieve Sustainable Development Goals wey dey important for Naija and Africa. E even hail all the development partners to keep doing the good work.

The UN coordinator for Nigeria also drop him own gist, say for us to meet our goals, we need to empower states to dey really shine. How we go fit move Nigeria forward, na through plenty partnership and strategic planning. E no go fit just be talk. Dem need action!

This summit na big event wey bring together over 200 leaders wey get power for government, private sector and civil society. E go help drive development wey dey focused on Sustainable Development Goals wey everybody dey seek.

As the gist dey go, make we dey observe how dis one go reflect for our society. Shettima talk say history no go remember us for wetin we talk, but for wetin we build. So, we gatz put our hand on deck and make things happen for better Naija and Africa.