Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) nominee for president, presented his action plan to prominent businessmen and other members of the private sector on Tuesday, November 01, 2022.
In a town hall discussion, Tinubu pledged that if elected president in 2023, his administration would bring back Nigeria’s dying industries. The event was place at the Eko Hotels & Suites in Victoria Island.
Aliko Dangote, president of the Dangote Group, Jim Ovia, chairman of Zenith Bank, Tony Elumelu, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, chairman of Coronation Capital, and Herbert Wigwe, CEO of Access Holdings, are among the business heavyweights present at the event.
The APC vice presidential candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima, other APC leaders, and governors from various states, including Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Simon Lalong of Plateau, Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq of Kwara, Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun and others.
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The former governor of Lagos, who spoke at the meeting, predicted that his administration would achieve a double-digit gross domestic product if elected president in 2023.
The presidential contender claimed in a statement released by the Tinubu Media Office and signed by Tunde Rahman that it was feasible to accomplish the feat since he had enjoyed comparable economic success while serving as governor of Lagos State.
He urged the business community in Lagos to back him, saying that a strong economy required such support.
He said, “Nigeria stands at the threshold between indifference and greatness, prosperity and poverty, the future and the past. The door is ajar. Together, let us open it so that we may cross over to the better side and secure for this beloved nation its finer destiny.
“The productive and beneficial things we seek do not lie in the sole domain of one sector. They reside in the cooperation between the government and the private sector. I see no conflict between the business community and the government. Yet, with equal conviction, I believe the private sector and government should constantly be at war.
“But they wage this battle, not as enemies. They must stand as inseparable allies combating the mutual enemies of scarcity, underdevelopment, joblessness and the fear these bad things breed.
“The pragmatic problem solving and teamwork that improved Lagos, I want to bring to this nation. I ask your help as the task ahead is doable but also difficult.”
