Selfless: Meet the poorest president who gives out his money to charity

Most of the leaders in the world are more concerned about looting the country’s funds and building empires for themselves. They do not care about the poor neither do they think about their subjects who voted them in. Most of these leaders only have their own interests and that of their families at heart. They enjoy being treated as first class citizens and do not joke with the luxuries their positions offer them.

Jose Alberto ‘Pepe’ Mujica Cordano is a highly respected man in Uruguay. He is said to be the world’s poorest president as he served his country between 2010 and 2015 as the fortieth president of Uruguay. What made Mujica different and unique when compared to the other presidents that have served was his act of benevolence. His austerity made people refer to him as the world’s poorest president. He chose to live on a farm despite having access to the presidential mansion. He decided to live in a simple house located in a rural area outside Montevideo.

The lifestyle of Mujica is an interesting one as he prefers to live simply despite being paid an amount equivalent to twelve thousand US dollars per month. The intriguing part of this is that about ninety percent of his earning goes to the poor and small-scale entrepreneurs. After giving out ninety percent of his salary, Mujica is left with an amount that is equivalent to an average Uruguay’s earning per month. Despite his act of charity, he does not feel poor and enjoys his life on the farm.

It is quite possible for Mujica to embrace this life of solitude due to the time he spent in jail. His past revealed that he was the former leader of some guerilla group called Tupemaros. This group was a violent one that used a Robin Hood-like strategy to fight for the poor. Fourteen years in confinement remolded him and changed his way of life.

His political views are unsettling considering the fact that he supports the same-sex marriage, abortion rights and the legalization of marijuana. While assessing his way of life and the things he does, people feel he does not act like a president but he is no doubt someone the poor relates with.

His leadership style is living by example; his choices clearly reflect that. He does not see himself as someone who lacks the basic things of life as he embraces this lifestyle. In addition to living on a farm, his official car is a 1987 Volkswagen Beetle.

He has lived like that all his life and is happy with what he has. His perspective about his life is an interesting one.

Touching: See who Jay Jay Okocha celebrates birthday with.

Former Super Eagles striker Austin Okocha celebrated his 43rd birthday with the Internally  People (IDP) in their camp located at Kuchigoro, Abuja. Jay Jay Okocha,  his brother Emmanuel Okocha alongside his partners donated materials such as food items, educational kits and sports kits to the IDP Camp. Campers also received tactical soccer training, self-development training and educational training from the former Paris Saint Germain (PSG) midfielder and his crew time at the camp. Okocha also distributed books to children in the camp as part of educating young minds making them know the value of education.

The former Bolton Wanderers captain recently launched the Jay Jay Okocha Foundation, a non- profit organisation aimed at using football to raise awareness on the strategic importance of Education, Peace and Unity for the economic growth of Nigeria. Okocha retired from the national team in 2006 where he played 75 matches scoring 14 goals and was a member of the Dream Team that won gold in Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games.

See The 10 Poorest States In Nigeria

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, these 10 states are the poorest in Nigeria with over 70% poverty rate. A survey carried out on the bureau’s website, disclosed that Sokoto remains the poorest state in Nigeria with an 81.2% poverty rate. 

1. Sokoto Sokoto has unfriendly climate conditions with temperature going as high as 45C on a normal day. Most parts of the state are rural areas and over eighty percent (80%) of the inhabitants of Sokoto practice one form of agriculture or another.

 2. Katsina Katsina is a state in North central Nigeria and has the highest poverty prevalence among all states in the region.

 3. Adamawa Formed in 1991 from the extinct Gongola state, Adamawa has of late been terrorized by the Boko Haram terrorists, disrupting its economic development and growth. 

4. Gombe Gombe is another North eastern state which suffers sporadic attacks from terrorists. 

5. Jigawa Jigawa state is situated in the north-western part of the country. It is mostly populated by the Hausa/Fulani, who are spread throughout the state. It has a 74.1 percent poverty rate. 

6. Plateau Plateau state is the twelfth largest state of Nigeria haunted by some terrorist attacks and tribal clashes from time to time, especially clashes between Fulani herdsmen and its inhabitants. 

7. Ebonyi Ebonyi is the only south-eastern state among the top 9 poorest country. 

8. Bauchi In Hausa the word Bauchi means the land of freedom and tourism. However recent Boko Haram adventures in the area, though few, have driven tourists away from the area.

 9. Kebbi It is bordered by Sokoto State,Niger State,Dosso Regionin the Republic of Niger and the nation of Benin. The recently concluded Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport (SABIA), stands out as one of Nigeria’s most sophisticated airports and is expected to boost the state’s economy. 

10. Zamfara Recently the governor was blasted for the “alarming scope of economic dangers and its potential threat to the economic development of the state,” by the Zamfara Budget Working Group. 

Niger is the state with the lowest poverty rate which is 33.8%. It was followed by Osun (37.9%) and Ondo (45.7%). Bayelsa (47%) and Lagos (48.6%) have less than 50% poverty rate. 
The average poverty rate in the Northwest geopolitical zone is 71.4%, which remained the highest in the said area. It is followed by the Northeast region which has 69.1% and the North central region which has 60.7%. Poverty was least dominant in the Southwest (49.8%), South-South (55.5%), and South-East regions (59.5%).

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12 amazing facts about the world's largest factory in the making. A must read!

One of the recent inventions of Musk is the Gigafactory which is one of its kind in the world. It is a factory but it is no less than an invention. It will shock you like anything when you will come to know about its enormous size. 

1. It will be 3 times the size of Central Park

The Gigafactory is located in Storey County, Nevada on 3,000 acres. Its original size was 1,000 acres but the company purchased an additional 1,864 acres of adjacent land. It will enable the company to expand the size of its factory by 50 or 100 times according to Musk.

2. The factory is huge and it may get even bigger.

Currently, the factory is 71 feet tall and it stretches to more than 5.5 million square feet or equivalent to 126 acres. It is of a size that is more than 95 football fields. According to Musk, it is so big that he gets blown away every time he visits the plant.

3. It is so big that it will be the world's second largest building.

                                                                 

Once this building is complete, it will be the world's second largest building by footprint. It will only be slightly smaller to the Boeing's Everett, Washington plant which is the world's largest building by volume

4. It is built to sustain earthquakes.

The factory is composed of four different structures which are built on four different foundations so that it can withstand earthquakes. According to sources, Tesla spent an estimated $16 million on the foundation alone.

5. The factory will make Tesla's next car much more affordable.

The factory will help to dramatically cut the cost of its batteries by using economies of scale, innovative manufacturing, reduction of waste and the simple method of locating most manufacturing process under one roof. By 2020 the factory will enable to reduce its battery prices by about 30%

6. Old trains will come inside the factory in their entirety and come out as batteries

Tesla hasn't revealed the ways in which it will use the "extreme economies of scale" but Musk recently said that "We will bring in trains that will come out as batteries." He didn't go into detail about the plan

7. Everything will be recycled

The factory will be decked out with a state-of-art recycling system and it will provide recycling capacity for old battery packs. Everything will be recycled!

8. It will be completely powered by renewable energy.

The company will create all the energy which it needs. Solar Panels will line the roof of the factory and some additional panels will be placed on the surrounding hilltops to capture more and more energy. The factory will also use geothermal and wind power to meet energy demands.

9. It will be the largest lithium-ion battery factory in the world.

Tesla is the biggest consumer of lithium ion on the planet by surpassing device manufacturers like Apple and Samsung. Now it will also become the biggest producer of lithium-ion batteries. Tesla aims to build 500,000 cars per year by the end of this decade. Musk thinks that the number could reach into millions.

To power all those cars the factory will produce more battery cells at its plant by 2020 than all of the lithium-ion battery makers combined production  of the year 2013.

10. It will cost Tesla and its partners billions!

Tesla along with its partners will collectively invest a total of $5 billion into the factory by 2020. Tesla will directly invest about $2 billion in the Gigafactory.

11. It will employ more than 6,000 employees at the facility.

The factory will have around 6,500 employees by the time it will be finished in 2020. It has already started hiring people for some positions at the facility including people who work in the human resources as well as some engineering technicians.

12. The factory will be shaped like a diamond and it will be pleasing to watch it.

Just like Tesla's vehicles a lot of attention is given to the design of the factory. Musk said,"We are taking care to make sure that it looks good, that it fits in with the surroundings. It's a factory, but we care about the aesthetics. It will be shaped like a diamond because of the practical reasons as well.