Buhari calls national economic summit – top official reveals

- President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the convocation of a national economic conference 

- The information is yet to be confirmed by the authorities

President Muhammadu Buhari convenes an emergency economic conference to address the continuous decline in the Nigerian economy.

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The conference is designed to confront the economic challenges and find solutions to the existing problems.

Unconfirmed information is coming from an anonymous top government official who shared it with a group of journalists in Abuja on Thursday, Punch reports.

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It was only last week when Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, urged the president to convene an economic conference.

He said: "I agree with those who say the economy is bad. It is obvious and it is so bad. I think the Presidency should call an emergency economic conference where experts will be enlightened.

We really need an emergency economic conference, bringing experts together to march the nation forward. I think the economy is not encouraging. Quite frankly, I think most economists will agree with this."

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Source: Legit.ng