Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun on Wednesday said average Nigerians were still suffering, despite the recent ranking of the country as the fastest growing economy in Africa.

The governor said this in his goodwill message to mark the country’s 54th Independence anniversary held at the MKO Abiola International Stadium, Kuto, Abeokuta.

Amosun, who also noted that the country ranked among the first 20 economies in the world, added that this had not translated to employment opportunities, growth of small and medium scale enterprises and per capital income of Nigerians.

He said, “We have been told that ours is the fastest growing economy in Africa. The truth, however, is that this newly-advertised growth has not reflected in the standard of living and/ or the per capital income of the average Nigerian.