President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday expressed delight over the improvement in the economy and other sectors.
The president expressed his happiness after he was briefed by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun; Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele.
At the meeting which lasted two hours, he urged his ministers to continue to work hard to ensure that the economy of the country continued to improve.
According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the president was briefed on some key areas which included state of the economy, implementation of the 2017 Budget, preparation for the 2018 Budget, revenue strategies, combined cost reduction and debt management.
Also discussed were monetary policy strategies and their economic impact, among others.
“President Buhari, while reminding the Ministers and CBN Governor that reviving the economy was one of the major planks on which the campaign of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), was based,< expressed gladness that things were looking up after two years of yeoman’s job.
“Urging them to keep at it, the President noted that the main aim of government was to bring succour to Nigerians across all walks of life,” the statement reads in part.
The briefing is a continuation of the efforts to update the president who had been away in London for over 100 days on medical vacation.
He arrived the country penultimate Saturday.
