Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured Nigerians in the diaspora, particularly those living in the United States, that Nigeria is open for business despite the negative stories about the country on social media.
Shettima said the Federal Government was working to reposition the Nigerian economy and attract investment, urging Nigerians in the diaspora to support the administration of President Bola Tinubu in transforming the country’s economic fortunes.
“Be rest assured that beyond the negative stories that you hear and see in the social media, Nigeria is open for business. We have crossed the rubicon, and we are on the path of sustained growth,” the Vice President said.
He spoke on Wednesday at the Nigeria House in New York during an interactive session with the Nigerian diaspora community in the United States, according to a statement issued on Thursday by his media aide, Stanley Nkwocha.
Shettima said the administration was doing its best to reposition the economy, particularly in education, health, science and technology, and agriculture, while leveraging the intellect of Nigerians in the diaspora, which he described as “the greatest resource of the future”.
Speaking on the reforms undertaken by the administration, the Vice President said President Tinubu had been courageous from the outset, taking bold decisions that had continued to reposition the economy.
Shettima said the gains of the reforms were already yielding tangible results, citing an increase in the country’s foreign reserves from $3.9 billion to over $55 billion and a 4.45 per cent growth in the last quarter.
He added that improvements in the exchange rate and foreign reserves resulting from the reforms would guarantee the safety of diaspora remittances, stability of the exchange rate and investments made by Nigerians in the diaspora.
Credit: channelstv.com
