President Bola Tinubu has launched a tripartite economic advisory committee as part of his efforts to stabilize Nigeria’s economy.
The committee includes representatives from the Federal and State governments, as well as the Organized Private Sector.
Tinubu unveiled the committee during a meeting at the State House in Abuja on Sunday.
He said:
“We are doing what we can do right to bring life back to the economy. Like I said many times, the people of this country are only the people we have to please. And we are very much concerned. From students, to mothers, the fathers, farmers, the traders.
“Realising that everyone of us will have to fetch water from the same well, we are looking for additional efforts that might help the downtrodden Nigerians and we will provide that hope and assurance that economic recovery is on its way.
“We are not saying that we have all the answers but we will not be blamed for not trying.”
The private sector members include Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, and the Chairman of BUA Group, Abdulsamad Rabiu.
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, is also part of the committee.
Dangote stated that the discussions primarily focused on the economy, food security, and job creation.
Soludo, also speaking, explained that the committee will convene periodically to address the issues and provide recommendations to the President.
