Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s ex-aide, Reno Omokri, has asserted that working hard does not guarantee that one will become wealthy.

According to the author and US-based pastor, what truly brings wealth in life is working smart and not the other way round.

He further noted that the term ‘hard work’ was invented by the elite to oppress the working middle-class.

Quoting a bible verse, Omokri said poverty should motivate people to work smart to evade the life of insufficient resources.

In his words; “Hard work does not bring wealth. That is a myth the upper class sold the working class to suppress them. So, what brings wealth? Smart work, not hard work. The smarter you work, the wealthier you get. The harder you work, the unhealthier you get.

Even Scripture says “If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed, but skill will bring success”-Ecclesiastes 10:10.

So, even if you are poor and people mock you over your poverty, don’t feel bad. Instead, let their mockery motivate you to work smart and succeed, until you get to the point where you are so successful that your workers earn more than your mockers!”