Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state has admitted that he is not an economist and cannot pretend to be one.
Tambuwal who said this during a consultative meeting with caucus members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state on Wednesday, April 6, noted that he will employ the best set of economists if he emerges as president, our Correspondents reports.
He explained that his aim was to make sure Nigeria becomes a producing nation in order to benefit from foreign exchange. His words:
“It is a collective work. I am not an economist. I cannot pretend, but I can assure you that I will assemble some of the best, the best of the best economists in this country that will be part of the economic team to address the economic situation in Nigeria, adaeventsnews gathered.
“Importantly, we must address the issue of production. If we cannot produce then you are out. “So we must address the issue of production, not only produce for ourselves but to conserve foreign exchange and provide and create more jobs for people.”
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On security, Governor Tambuwal vowed that he will deal with the root cause of the problem by applying a community approach to it.
He noted that he will engage government on state and local levels when it comes to policing to end the menace once and for all. According to him: “It is very important that we go back to the community and ensure that we have leaders of communities and local governments or states on board on resolving issues of politics.
“By the grace of God, I will adopt a community approach to solving our security problems and deploy the technology. As I said, it is not rocket science.”
