Atiku promises $10bn economic palliative within 100 days in office

The former vice president said he would extend his assistance to private subdivision investments in infrastructure and give preference to agriculture, manufacturing and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

He said, “Within the first 100 days in office, I will create an Economic Stimulus Fund with an initial investment capacity of approximately US$10 billion to prioritize support to MSMEs across all the economic sectors.”

He noted, “Poverty reduction shall be the centrepiece of our economic development agenda and economic performance shall henceforth be measured by the number of jobs created and the number of people lifted out of poverty.

He stressed that he will focus on non-debt financing by promoting a private sector-led infrastructure development fund for the financing and delivery of key infrastructure projects.