Save Nigerians from poverty – Experts set economic agenda for governors-elect

As Nigeria enters the concluding moments of the highly anticipated general elections, especially the just concluded gubernatorial polls, financial experts have set a significant economic agenda for the first and second-term governors.

Track news reports that of the twenty-eight governorship seats contested in Saturday’s elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission has announced twenty-two winners.

In this case, Seyi Makinde of Oyo, AbdulRahman AbudlRazaq of Kwara, Abba Yusuf of Kano, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto of Sokoto, Hyacinth Alia of Benue, Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa, Umar Namadi of Jigawa, Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom, Bassey Otu, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe, Mai Bala Buni of Yobe, Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi, Umar Mohammed Bago of Niger states, Similanayi Fubara of Rivers State, Uba Sani of Kaduna and Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State.

INEC declared Kebbi and Adawawa inconclusive, while the winners from Enugu, Abia, and others are yet to be announced.

Away from the euphoria of celebrating the political victories by the governors-elect, the economic burden which befalls them should now be the central focus.

While the elections were taking place, the country’s economy has been battling acute woes.

Now that governors-elect have emerged, solutions to these problems should be their cardinal points in the next four years.

In this regard, State governments must wake up to the consciousness of the Nation’s economic challenges, such as raging inflation, unemployment rate, rising poverty rate, poor utilisation of scarce resources, corruption, insecurity, energy crisis, naira crisis, foreign exchange crisis, debt crisis.

It is only with a prudent concentration in proffering solutions to the problems that the country can breathe fresh air.

Experts advised that economic programmes aimed at uplifting Nigerians from the shackles of poverty should be paramount to the elected governors