Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and former Nigerian Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has outlined two key steps President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must take to strengthen the country’s economy.
Speaking to journalists after a meeting with President Tinubu at the Aso Villa in Abuja on Thursday, Okonjo-Iweala said the next focus should be on growing the economy and providing a social safety net to cushion the impact of ongoing reforms.
She commended the president for his economic policies over the past two years, noting that they have helped to stabilise the nation’s economy.
“He has to be given the credit for stabilising the economy.
“The reforms have been in the right direction. What is needed next is growth. We have to grow the economy.
“We need to put up a social safety net for those feeling the pinch of the reforms. And then how do we grow the economy to put more money in people’s pockets?
“These are the issues we discussed with the president,” she said.
