President Muhammadu Buhari has boasted that no administration in Nigeria’s history has done more to support small and large scale businesses like his.
Buhari made the statement at an Iftar dinner with the leadership of political parties and members of the business community on Tuesday, April 27, 2022.
The president in the statement boasted about the ease of doing business in the country, stating that his administration had done exceedingly well in improving the business climate. He, therefore, urged the private sector to complement the government’s effort in poverty reduction and job creation for the young people.
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Buhari said, ‘‘No administration has done as much as we have done in the creation of a climate best suited for business, big and small, to thrive.
‘‘The ease of doing business index that is globally recognized has acknowledged that the ease with which business is carried out in the country has never been better than it is today. We will continue to make it better.
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‘‘We will equally continue to count on the support of the private sector to improve economic growth and create new job opportunities for our teeming population.
‘‘Employment is critical to the stability and prosperity of our country. Government and the private sector, working together, have an opportunity to transform the lives of people in ways that were hard to imagine in the past,’’ he said.
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President Buhari also solicited support in the battle against the “common enemy” of insecurity raging in Nigeria, saying it will be difficult for the Armed Forces to achieve its goals of keeping the peace without mass support.
‘‘Without mass, popular support to our hard-working Armed Forces, it will take us much longer to finish off the successful war we are waging against terrorism, banditry and kidnapping.
“Our country must be kept safe for progress and prosperity to be entrenched.
‘‘I look forward to seeing the reflection of this spirit in the relationship between the parties and the government, especially as the electioneering season will soon be on us,” he said.
