President Bola Tinubu’s administration has revealed that it inherited a bad economy with an unacceptably high rate of unemployment and skyrocketing inflation.
The Federal Government, however, assured Nigerians that it would not rely on borrowing to raise funds to fix the country while pledging to be transparent, honest, and accountable to the people.
This was made known by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the inaugural Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by Tinubu at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday, August 28, 2023.
Edun said the Tinubu administration met a very bad economy with inflation at 24% and a continuously falling per capita.
When asked to describe the kind of economy the government met on the ground, Edun said,
“Per capita had fallen steadily, inflation is at 24%, unemployment is high, you know they are rebasing how it’s calculated.
“Either way, it is high and youth unemployment is even unacceptably high, these are the key metrics that we have met.”
Asked to be specific on the state of the economy they met on the ground, the minister said,
“We met a bad economy, but Mr. President promises to make it better. “
Edun also said that the Federal Government was not in a position to borrow money at this time, adding the emphasis is on how to create a macroeconomic environment where both local and foreign investors would invest and increase production.
The Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Anite, said the President had to create 50 million jobs.
Meanwhile, President Tinubu has given the cabinet members a marching order to marshal the revival of the economy and make life more bearable for the people.
The marching order was given at the council meeting where the “Roadmap for the economy”, presented by the minister of finance and coordinating minister for the economy, was considered.
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