Hauwa Atiku-Uwais, says Atiku Abubakar, presidential
candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will open the business
environment for public-private partnerships (PPP).
Speaking when she featured on the Channels Television
programme, “The 2023 Verdict on Tuesday”, Atiku-Uwais, the daughter of
Abubakar, said her father’s privatisation plan would lead to the
industrialisation of the country.
In his manifesto, Abubakar said if elected, he will
privatise some of the nation’s assets, including the refineries in Kaduna, Port
Harcourt and Warri — and use the funds to empower small and medium-scale enterprises.
Atiku-Uwais said Abubakar’s privatisation plan would open
the economy and bring about development.
“In his covenant with
Nigerians, he (Atiku) has consistently spoken about industrialisation and
privatisation,” she said.
“When you open up the space for the private sector to come
in — we’ll have industries that can work, we have industries that generate
money, pay taxes to the government, and enable the government to take care of
its own business, diverting from the typical (dependence on) oil industry.
“For me, liberalisation and privatisation will open up the
space for public-private partnerships with government and will enable the
government to concentrate on what the government should concentrate on which is
regularisation and implementation and providing an enabling environment for
businesses to thrive.
“Once the economy is
open, you and I will see a fantastic difference. My father is a champion of
that and he has said it over and over in his campaigns over the years and this
hasn’t changed.”
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