Recession: Nigeria’s Economy On Way To Recovery, Says Osinbajo’s Aide

Recession: Nigeria’s Economy On Way To Recovery, Says Osinbajo’s Aide
Yemi Osinbajo

Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has stated that the Nigerian economy was already on its way to recovery from its second recession in five years.

Recall that Nigeria on Saturday, November 21, officially went into recession for the second time under President Muhammadu Buhari‘s administration.

But speaking on Sunday on a television programme, Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Osinbajo, said the economy is already on its path to recovery despite predictions by critics.

Akande said, “Let me say very clearly that if you look at the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) figures themselves, there is a clear indication of restoration. For instance, in Q2, the contraction was -6.1 but in Q3 which figures were just released, the contraction is -3. So, clearly, the Nigerian economy is on a rebound.

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“To the question of when we will get out of this situation, the figures bear the truth that the Nigerian economy is on its way to recovery. This is going to be mainly because of the Economic Sustainability Plan that the President had put in place and asked the Vice-President to share its development and implementation.

“The economy is rebounding and this is mainly because of the preemptive action that the Buhari administration had taken even before now to ensure that the situation doesn’t get worse. We have the confidence that the Nigerian economy will bounce back very promptly.”