{"id":16835,"date":"2017-08-28T16:41:09","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T15:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=16835"},"modified":"2017-08-28T16:44:48","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T15:44:48","slug":"economy-buhari-meets-cbn-governor-finance-budget-ministers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/economy-buhari-meets-cbn-governor-finance-budget-ministers\/","title":{"rendered":"Economy: Buhari meets CBN Governor, Finance, Budget ministers"},"content":{"rendered":"

For about two hours Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari met with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, Finance Minister Mrs. Kemi Adeosun and her Budget & National Planning counterpart, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma.<\/p>\n

Their discussion centered on the state of the economy, including the implementation of this year\u2019s Appropriation Act and preparation for next year\u2019s estimates, among others.<\/p>\n

Buhari, who returned penultimate week from the United Kingdom (UK) after a 103-day medical vacation,\u00a0expressed delight over the improving economy.<\/p>\n

The CBN chief and the ministers took turns to brief the President, according to statement by Buhari\u2019s Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina.<\/p>\n

The statement reads: \u201cFor almost two hours, President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, received briefing from the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, after which a delighted President declared that he was pleased with the progress being made on different fronts.\u201d<\/p>

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According to the statement, the ministers and the CBN governor updated the President on the improving state of the economy, the implementation of the 2017 Budget, the preparation for the 2018 Budget, revenue strategies, combined cost reduction and debt management.<\/p>\n

They also discussed monetary policy strategies and their economic impact.<\/p>\n

Reminding managers of the economy that reviving the economy was one of the major planks that his All Progressives Congress (APC) party based its campaign, the President expressed gladness that things were looking up after two years in the saddle.<\/p>\n

Buhari urged them not to rest on their oars, renewing his administration commitment to bring sucour to Nigerians across all walks of life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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