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Recession
By Ahmed Ubandoma
Abuja, Feb. 13, 2018 (NAN) The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, has urged relevant stakeholders to maintain the growing economic stability to prevent the country from falling into another recession.
Mustapha said this on Tuesday during the Presidential High Table Dialogue on Integrity and Service organised by the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) in conjunction with the Code of Conduct Bureau in Abuja.
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“The economic ship of Nigeria must be prevented from drifting into a new cycle of recession; corruption must be exterminated.
“Our youth who represent more than half of the population must be well educated and gainfully employed as well as security of lives, properties and investment must be assured.
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The event also featured a launch and public presentation of a book entitled “Ethics, Values and National Security’’ written by the Director General of NTA and Dr Bashir Ibrahim.
While commending the authors, the SGF however, charged participants to proffer solutions to challenges facing the nation, noting that the federal government would continue to ensure good governance and accountability.
On his part, Gov. Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi expressed confidence in the ability of President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue Nigeria from its security and economic challenges.
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“It doesn’t matter what other people say, if one considers the fact that the President took over at a time when the cost of oil at the international market came as low as 28 dollars per barrel and inherited a foreign reserve of 29 billion dollars and the country went into immediate recession.
“Within the short period of two years Mr President got this country out of recession; within the same period, Mr President grew the foreign reserve from the abysmal 29 billion to over 40 billion dollars as we speak today.
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Abubakar urged stakeholders at the event to support the federal government in its determination to end the crises of famers and herders as well as kidnappings, robbery and other vices. (NAN)
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