How Nigeria’s economy can be turned around in few months – Dangote

President of the Dangote Industries Limited, Mr Aliko Dangote, has said that the Nigerian economy can be turned around within months.

According to him, the country has what it takes to turn the economy around.

He stated this on Thursday while briefing State House reporters after President Bola Tinubu inaugurated the Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC).

He added that members of the council from the private and public sectors would sit regularly to advise the government on the kind of policies that the government should roll out.

“Most of these things, we have them, there are already been discussed over and over again, it is a matter of implementation. I think the choice of people that are on the PECC, they are good enough to be able to advise the government on how to implement the policies,” said Dangote, who is Africa’s richest man.

“The private sector will do its bit which is to invest heavily and create jobs. Government don’t create jobs, what they do is to give us the right policies. We have all these policies.

“I keep saying our issues are not that bad, this economy can be turned around within a few months and I think we are on that way. I thank the President for inaugurating this Council.

“We will start working immediately and I can assure you (that) you will see a lot of changes coming. We have what it takes to turn around this economy. We are going to work hard to make Nigerians proud.”

Nigeria is battling inflation, high cost of living, and other economic crises sparked by the government’s twin policies of petrol subsidy removal and unification of forex windows.