Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has identified stability as one of the primes in the economic agenda of President Tinubu’s administration for the year 2024.
This is just as the National Economic Council (NEC) has appealed to the Organised Labour to shelve its planned strike, saying “President Bola Tinubu remains committed to the welfare of Nigerian workers.”
The Vice President stated that governments at the federal, state, and local government levels must remain committed to re-evaluating their priorities, streamlining processes, and making bold decisions that would reflect key social issues, including social protection, social investment, and nutrition.
VP Shettima stated this on Thursday at the 136th meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) held in the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
In his opening address at the NEC meeting titled, ‘Planning for Stability: Our Agenda for Economic Growth in 2024’, Vice President Shettima reminded the Governors and other members of NEC that the weight of the tough decisions to rescue Nigeria’s economy depends on their cooperation and goodwill.
He noted that what has set President Tinubu apart as a Nigerian leader is the courage to embark on fixing the country’s economy through bold reforms.
Identifying stability as a major priority in next year’s economic agenda, the VP said, “It took courage to embark on fixing an economy hindered by decades of political lip service. But that’s what has set President Bola Ahmed Tinubu apart: his bold reforms to reposition the economy and save it from further erosion.”
NEC is a statutory body that has the mandate to advise the President on the nation’s economic affairs. It is chaired by the Vice President, with the Governors of the 36 states of the federation, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Minister of Finance and other stakeholders as members.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
