Emir of Kano and
former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Alhaji Muhammadu
Sanusi, on Friday at the 42nd convocation lecture of the University of
Benin, told the Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola
that Nigerians are waiting for him for solutions in
the power sectors.
According to him,
“Fashola is one good example of the brains we have as a nation and
Nigerians want to hear how many houses were built, how many kilowatts of
electricity were added and how many kilometers of road that were
constructed.
Sanusi declared that
prayers without good policies cannot take Nigeria out the current
economic recession, saying “God is being used as a responsibility for
our failure. 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” In his lecture,
Fashola in his lecture entitled “Freedom from fear: Challenges before
the New Generation”, said the present administration will come up with a
plan that will lead Nigeria to prosperity.
He noted that
President Muhammadu Buhari base dhis campaign promises on security,
corruption and the economy, asserting that the Federal Government will
ensure that those campaign promises were achieved.
Apparently responding
to the Emir of Kano’s comment that only prayers will not save the nation
from the current economic crisis but policies, Fashola 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 out time
praying and socializing, how can this lead us to prosperity?. This
government will deliver to all Nigerians and we shall smile again” he
stated.
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