We are not responsible for Nigeria’s economic problem, says Buhari’s minister

The federal government of Nigeria on Thursday, says it is not responsible for the current economic situation of the country.

Udoma Udo Udoma, Minister of Budget and National Planning, said this after the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting chaired by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, at the presidential villa in Abuja.

He described the government of President Muhammadu Buhari as a rescue team.

“We are not responsible for the current economic situation we find ourselves. We are actually a rescue team; a team working on rescuing Nigeria from the position we find ourselves in,” he said.

“Under President Muhammadu Buhari, we are determined to take Nigeria out of the situation. The situation started long before we came.

He also explained that the economic team of the current administration consisted of persons with political responsibility for the ultimate policy decisions.

He added that the technical work was done by people in various organs of government, and that the administration had consulted with economists from Nigeria, while the political decision is taken by the elected officials who are politically accountable.