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Tinubu sets up economic advisory committee to tackle current hardship
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday evening set up a tripartite Economic Advisory Committee comprising the Federal Government, sub-nationals and the private sector.
This is part of measures to tackle the ongoing hardship in the country occasioned by fuel subsidy removal and the fall in naira.
The setting up of the committee was the outcome of Tinubu’s meeting with key players in the private sector on Sunday evening.
At a meeting were the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote; Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu; Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu, among other Nigerian business moguls.
Tinubu, while speaking stated that the goal setting up the committee was to provide additional efforts in stabilising the economy and ensuring the best economic future for Nigerians.
He said government is exploring additional ideas to help the masses in its bid to provide assurance that the economy is on its way back to recovery.
Speaking to newsmen after the meeting Dangote affirmed that the meeting discussed the economy, food security and security of the nation.
He stated: “We discussed everything in detail. And there is the economic presidential advisory committee which has been set up and I think this will look at all the issues and address them, coming from job creation, food security, coming from also reflected the economy.
“So, all these things they have been discussed in detail. I can’t give you all the details right now, but we are hopeful and we’re a great nation. We have what it takes to turn around the economy and we’re going to do that.”
