Naija, e get one serious matter wey IMF don drop for our laps as dem talk say Nigeria no fit afford to dey slack for this economic reform wahala! You sabi say dem don finally see our serious turn around and dem dey watch as we dey try balance things?
The IMF Country Representative wey dey represent dem for Nigeria, Dr. Christian Ebeke, don hammer am say dis reform wey we dey follow no be small play. As inflation still dey higher than normal, dem dey remind us say, ‘my people, the job nor don finish, o!’ You fit understand say if we dey slack for this matter, e fit affect many things wey we don work hard to achieve.
Wale Edun, our Minister of Finance, come clear am say we don achieve 85 percent performance for capital expenditure for the 2024 fiscal year. Na so our budget go still dey strong, as e dey help complete plenty ongoing projects before we move to new ones. You fit run faster to the bank as we dey chop small small progress, but them still dey caution us say if we no hold mind to this one, na wah! Complacency fit come turn our progress upside down.
But no be only that one wey dey happen, o! This year we dey look at Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience and Shared Prosperity. Na wetin we need to make sure say all dis macros we dey build fit benefit we citizens. We dey join hands to make Nigeria competitive both for West Africa and the world, dem talk sef!
Dr. Muhammad Abdullahi, the deputy governor from CBN, don talk say dem no go just build bigger banks again, but dem dey find how to make banks fit give people better credit wey go help small businesses and areas wey dey grow. Make them no loose fumble this time, as dem dey talk say politicians fit begin dey misuse money. E no go better! Na why dem dey keep an eye to avoid making old policy mistakes repeat!
E fit shock you say plenty people fear say Nigeria fit enter IMF wahala again if we no tighten our games and make sure say we gain more confidence in different sectors and improve our fiscal positions! So, next year go dey better if we fit stay true to the changes wey we don make and dey work together. So, make we buckle up!
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