Buhari summons experts into economic "war room"

In a bid to rescue the nation’s economy in
recession and from its prevailing harsh
challenges on majority of Nigerians, President
Muhammadu Buhari has summoned experts and
analysts to an economic war room.
As many prominent Nigerians have recently
called on the presidency to declare a state of
emergency and tackle the economic recession
which has brought nothing but suffering and
pains to many Nigerians, President Muhammadu
Buhari has finally summoned experts and
analysts to an “economic war room” to save the
economy from prevailing challenges.
According to a report by TheCable News, major
economists were billed to converge at the
Intercontinental Hotel in Lagos on Thursday
morning, to have a policy dialogue on the current
foreign exchange regime.
It was gathered that the dialogue which was to
be hosted by British High Commission and the
Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), was
cancelled at the last minute.
According to one of the organisers, the panelists
for the dialogue, were summoned by the
president to an “economic war room for saving
the economy”.
The dialogue was to be attended by stakeholders
from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), ministry
of trade, ministry of finance, Bank of Industry
(BoI), SMEDAN and Nigerian customs, private
sector groups like business owners and
consumer protection groups.
Earlier, Muhammad Sanusi II, Emir of Kano, and
Matthew Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto
diocese, called on the government of President
Muhammadu Buhari to seek the advice of
experts in tackling the current economic crisis,
and refrain from giving excuses.
“We didn’t vote a government to complain about
yesterday. If we wanted yesterday, the new
government would not be there. It is really about
taking responsibility. No matter how much you
praise or abuse Jonathan, he is not the president
of Nigeria,” Kukah had said.
Bishop Kukah also urged Buhari to engage
constructively with Nigerians on the state of the
economy and seek feasible plans out of current
economic challenges.


Source :naijaloaded
Edited by DANIEL IKECHUKWU EKWUNIFE for odogwublog.com