NIGERIA President Bola Tinubu on Sunday, set up a tripartite economic advisory committee as part of efforts in stabilising the country’s economy.
President Tinubu assembled and announced the committee during a meeting he held with critical stakeholders during a meeting at the State House in Abuja on Sunday.
“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, fathers, farmers, and traders,’’ the President said.
“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,’’ he added.
“We are not saying that we have all the answers but we will not be blamed for not trying.
Some members of the committee include Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote; The Chairman of BUA Group, Abdulsamad Rabiu; ex-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria – CBN, Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State; amongst others.
The committee comprised representatives from the Federal and State governments as well as the Organised Private Sector.