By NewsBits
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has met with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), to share his economic plans if elected Nigeria’s president come February.
The former Vice President confirmed the meeting via a tweet on his Twitter on Monday with the caption: “I’m at The Summit House in Lagos for an engagement with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group.”
In his address, Atiku aimed a jab at the incumbent administration saying President Muhammadu Buhari has failed Nigerians. “Capital has taken a flight alongside policy incoherence, which continues to cause an impediment to economic growth,” the PDP presidential candidate said. Atiku further stated that if elected as Nigeria’s next president, his government would support the private sector to drive growth.
“We have done it before, and you know we can do it again. We will create a strong partnership with the private sector to create jobs, grow our infrastructure and fight poverty. Our government will tackle the deficit in infrastructure financing and fast-track infrastructure development in the country.
“We will review government procurement processes to ensure value for money. No one should downplay the enormity of the task ahead. I have a good knowledge of the challenges facing Nigeria. I will come prepared and experienced.
“It will be dangerous for Nigeria to relinquish their future to a greenhorn or the national leader of the same party that brought us to this very sorry situation,” the presidential hopeful said. He added: “I’m sure you still remember the good old days of rapid economic growth with stable interest and exchange rates, low inflation, low unemployment rates and low poverty headcount. We paid off nearly all of our foreign debt which was crippling the country.
“As head of the economic management team, while I was Vice President, I was instrumental in designing a private sector revival strategy and advocated for the opening of the economy for private sector investments in several sectors. And we made tremendous progress.”
