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Finance
Minister, Kemi Adeosun in Paris
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President Muhammadu
Buhari’s Economic Management Team met with top economists and financial experts
in Abuja on Tuesday in continuation of its consultations towards tackling the
country’s economic recession.
News
Agency of Nigeria report continues:
The
meeting, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, had in attendance
Bismarck Rewane, Akpan Ekpo, Ayo Teriba, Badeye Sani and Bode Augusto.
The
Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, told State House
Correspondents after the meeting that the economic team was in the middle of
consultations to develop a mid-term economic framework.
He
said the experts made presentations to the Economic Management Team on their
response to the draft Medium Term Economic Framework (MTEF), which was still a
consultative document.
“It
is part of a comprehensive consultation process that we are embarking on to
make sure that we reach out to a wide spectrum of Nigerians to get a feed back
in terms of how best to make sure that we come out of this recession.
“That
we get the best possible MTEF (Medium Term Economic Framework).
“The
Fiscal Responsibility Act requires us to do so.
“On
Thursday, we will be meeting in Lagos with private sector to continue with the consultations,’’
Mr. Udoma said.
He
acknowledged that the Economic Team had met with some Non-Governmental
Organisations (NGOs) last week and would hold similar consultations with
members of the organised private sector.
The
Minister said that at the end of the consultations the Federal Government would
come out with a programme which had received the “buy-in’’ of many Nigerians.
“That was what this process
was about,’’ he added.
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