Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday lauded the efforts of the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, in steering the economy during such a difficult period, saying time will soon prove her right.
Obasanjo, who spoke at the National Council on Finance and Economic Development (NACOFED) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, expressed optimism that things will soon be better in the country.
Hear him: “I want to specially acknowledge the efforts of the minister of finance, not because she is an Ogun State citizen, but because she is doing a marvellous job in a difficult environment.
“You are too close to what is happening now to be proved right, but time will soon prove you right.”
Meanwhile, Mrs. Adeosun has reiterated the resolve of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to use the opportunity created by the current economic challenges to put the economy right structurally once and for all in setting this nation back on the right path.
Giving the keynote address at the event opening said “Underperformance can no longer be tolerated as the oil revenues that insulated us from the impacts of this consistent underperformance are no longer available.”
The current administration, she said, has set out a robust plan to reposition our economy to ensure that what we are experiencing today will never recur in the history of our nation.
