I still have 1983 magic to tackle declining economy—Buhari

 

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday, assured Nigerians of succour from the effects of the ill-management of the nation’s economy by the President Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government, saying that he still had the 1983 magic to transform the nation's economy.

 

In a statement signed by the Director of Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO), Mallam Garba Shehu, the APC observed the panicky and uncoordinated management of the national economy by President Jonathan and his economic team.

According to the statement: “For our presidential candidate, General Buhari, it is a walk back through history. Recall that the Nigerian economy at this time shares characteristics with the Nigerian economy of 1983 when he took charge of the reign of government on a rescue mission. The Naira was weak, crude oil prices were plummeting – coupled with a heavy debt profile. Hopefully, APC will turn the nation’s economy around."

“Our party’s economic policies are consciously conceived to be people-centred. For the first time in over three decades, Nigeria will experience a truly pro-people Federal Government. This is our commitment to the mass of our people, help is on the way, they should not despair," the statement noted.

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