socialising and prayers.
The minister spoke at the University of Benin during the 42nd convocation lecture, which he delivered.
Fashola, in his lecture, titled: “Freedom from fear: challenges before the new generation”, said: “We will not pray our way out of recession. We will plan and produce our way back to prosperity and out of recession.
“If we spend our time praying and socialising, how can this lead us to prosperity?”
The former Lagos governor assured the current administration will plan and lead the nation back to prosperity.
President Muhammadu Buhari, he pointed out, based his campaign promises on a poll conducted before the 2015 general elections.
He said the poll showed Nigerians were worried about security, corruption and state of the economy.
He stated Buhari won the 2015 elections because he based his campaign messages on security, corruption and economy.
Emir of Kano, Mohammadu Sanusi, told Fashola Nigerians were waiting for positive results.
Sanusi, who described Fashola as an example Africa and Nigeria will like to show to the world, said Nigerians want to hear how many houses were built, kilowatts of electricity added and kilometers of road constructed.
The former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor agreed with the minister that the nation needs to do more than praying to get out of the woods.
Prayers without good policies, he argued, cannot take Nigeria out of the current economic recession.
According to Sanusi: “God is being used as a responsibility for our failures. If you want to deal with recession, there are policies to be put in place and your economy will grow.
“Your economy will be stagnant if you keep praying and no policy to tackle recession.”
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