My people, we dey hear wetin Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala yarn for Davos recently. This woman no dey carry last when e come to matter wey concern Nigeria’s economy. She don talk say Nigeria ready to grab global investors and bring beta supply chain come our side. Na during World Economic Forum wey she drop this important bombshell.
She no just talk am for mouth; she make am clear say as the world dey shift due to wahala wey dey between US and China, dis na our chance to shine. She talk say plenty firms dey think ‘China+1,’ wey mean say dem dey find other places wey dem fit move dem factories go. That means, if we sabi wetin we dey do, Nigeria fit collect beta chunk of dat supply chain.
Dr. Ngozi no just dey carry dream; she dey push for action. She say we need to show the world say Nigeria dey worth investment. She no gree make us dey chill as our government dey try to stabilize things. She dey call for people way fit run after these investors, go China, US, anywhere wey e go reach, come cash out.
“Let’s build solar panels for Naija,” she shout. “We fit dey import, but why we no fit manufacture for our own land?” Na true talk, my people! We sweet for fashion too. Every time we buy cloth, we dey check where e come from. We go fit change the narrative make dem come produce for our side instead of import everything wey we dey wear. She no forget to talk about pharma, say na big chance dey for us for that industry too.
Meanwhile, Mr. Wale Edun wey be Minister of Finance don join the gist too. E don emphasize say dem dey work hard to raise tax to GDP ratio, make we fit use dat money well for social services and infrastructure. Dis one no be small matter o! Nigeria dey try hold ground as the world dey scatter, and we dey hope say all dis plan go yield beta results for our economy.
So, make we sharp up, make we no lose dis golden opportunity wey dey come our way. We fit make Nigeria no just dey import but dey export too, if we focus on the right things. Naija, we go soon dey shine like diamond!
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