Bola Tinubu, a national leader of
the All Progressives Congress (APC), has advised the administration of
President Muhammadu Buhari to work in a way that would grow the nation’s
economy.
Delivering his speech at the
colloquium held in commemoration of his 67th birthday, Tinubu said the “Next
Level” is not a phrase that should quickly be discarded once victory has been
achieved, adding that it has much deeper and profound meaning.
He said it must be seen as a part
of the global world in which progressive politicians are trying to help the
people change things for the better.
“Our pursuit of the Next Level
cannot be achieved by blindly following the economic path of other nations,” he
said.
“Instead, we must construct our
Next Level on a progressive ideology and vision that will take our people out
of penury, diversify our economy more aggressively, empower and retrain our
youth.
“To be the great nation we
purport to be, we must reform and retool our economy according to our
definition of what is best for our own people. We cannot assign that duty to
anyone else. Next Level is not just a trendy campaign phrase to be quickly
discarded once victory has been achieved.”
The APC leader said the government
must “work for the people in a way that enables them to better work for
themselves.”
“We must amend our basic ideas
about the economy. We must divorce ourselves from our fixation with GDP rates
and similar statistics. We have misinterpreted these road maps by treating them
as if they were the destination itself,” he said.
“Our economy must be redefined to
be an efficient yet moral social construct with the primary goal of optimizing
the long-term welfare of the people through the sustained, productive and full
employment of labour, land, capital and natural resources.”
Singling out infrastructure as an
important sector for the government to focus on, he said the country’s most
important infrastructural demand is power.
He said there should be an end to
estimated billing for electricity that was never received, saying people should
be charged accurately and only for the power used.
“Affordable and reliable power
will drive the industrialization that shall provide jobs in our cites and
produce needed goods for all our people,” he said.
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