Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ongoing reforms, saying, “they are in the right direction”.
She said, the “economy is now stabilizing”, however, added, there is the need to build “more social safety nets and growing the economy”.
The WTO DG made the statement in her “good discussion” with the President in Abuja on the state of economy of the country.
She said, growing the economy will help to create more jobs, as well as, “put money in people’s pockets”.
Okonjo-Iweala said on X: “In Abuja, Nigeria visiting H.E President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“We had a good discussion on the state of the economy and I shared with him that, whilst my perception is that the ongoing reforms are in the right direction and the economy is now stabilizing, there is a need to focus on building more social safety nets and growing the economy.
“I explained that Nigerians are experiencing hardship from the reforms and putting in place more programs to help people especially poor and vulnerable people manage the hardship is very important.
“At the same time it is necessary to start work on growing the economy to create more jobs and put money in people’s pockets. That is why programs like the @WTO-@ITCnews WEIDE Fund that empowers women to trade digitally are critical.”
