President Goodluck Jonathan has charged the Economic Management Team (EMT) to fast-track the implementation of the medium term plan in line with his commitment to the realisation of the Vision 2020:20, saying that he wanted to make Nigeria proud in four years.
The president, who was speaking while inaugurating the Federal Government's Economic Management Team (EMT) at the State House, Abuja, on Thursday, stated that the people wanted to see improvements not only in terms of reduced inflation, higher economic growth and economic diversification, but also in job creation, better school enrolment, improved access to health care and a more sustainable environment.
Similarly, he observed that they were interested in regular and sustainable electricity supply, higher purchasing power, social infrastructure, "and in every sense, this is all about the economy."
He told the team: "I want to be able to assure Nigerians at every turn, that in the next four years, we will make this country proud. Our task is to ensure that the country records unprecedented economic progress and our citizens see clear improvements in the quality of their lives. This is our commitment.
"I expect this team to work with the vice-president and I to bring about such economic transformation that can clearly translate into better opportunities for our people. We must ensure better linkages between fiscal and monetary policies, provide a more enabling environment for private sector investment and continue to encourage the culture of entrepreneurship to thrive," he stressed.
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