Nigeria's Finance minister, Kemi Adeosun, have said she thinks Nigeria is out of recession and getting on to a part of growth that will be sustainable.
“I Think we are getting out of recession, all the statistics seems to suggest that but more importantly, we are getting on the part of growth that will be sustainable so we can see a future for Nigeria.
“So I think it is getting better” she added.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, the minister said that when the Buhari administration came in, the Nigeria economy inherited lots of issues from the previous administration and the economy needed to go through a radical surgery and fixes.
“We inherited a lot of problems, the Nigerian economy didn’t just need a little bit of fix here and there but needed radical surgery and to heal it will take a little bit longer”.
On infrastructural development, the minister stated that the Federal Government is looking at a long-term thing in infrastructure and the wider economy, which is why it seems like the growth of the economy is slow.
Speaking on unemployment and proffering solutions, Mrs Adeosun regretted that one of the issues affecting the economy is unemployment.
“We have people that have been unemployed for about 10 years and the economy and job market cannot absorb them.
On ways to solve it, she stated that the clothing industry, for example, can provide employment for tailors, manufactures, lawyer, accountants amongst others.
She insisted that jobs must be created for the unemployed.
The Minister explained that the food price escalation is not the produce but the high cost of transportation that is needed for produce to be taken from the rural areas to the urban locations.
She added that the government is proferring solutions to help reduce the cost of transportation by supporting the farmers through infrastructure.