We must address Nigeria’s economic stagnation – Atiku

Atiku Abubakar -- Nigerian politician and businessman, who served as the second elected Vice-President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007, on the platform of the People's Democratic Party, with President Olusegun Obasanjo -- said that the people must make demands for good governanceAtiku, who spoke at the 2nd Annual Convention of the Abia State Medical Association Alumni, UK, which held at Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, Dartford, London on good governance and development, also stated that, good governance was eroded in the country with the advent of military rules.

He said: “We must address Nigeria’s economic stagnation/crisis. This will include economic reform and modernisation which privileges the private sector as the engine of growth and employment generation. We must continue to diversify our economy away from the excessive reliance on oil, continue the privatisation policy began more than a decade ago and try to align monetary and fiscal policies for much needed coherence, predictability and stability in order to attract investments.‎”