NESG Participants Urge Ministers To Declare Assets; Early Passage Of 2016 Budget

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The stakeholders from  private and public sectors, yesterday, moved that the incoming ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria should be mandated to declare their assets as a step toward   having a transparent governance in line with the policy of the present administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari.

They also moved for early preparation of 2017 budget and legislative planning to ensure that the budget is passed timely to allow for effective and efficient implementation of programmes that would help accelerate economic growth and development.

The participants at the Nigerian Economic Summit Group,NESG summit called for structural changes in the economy and the need to have analytical formation of policies that should lead to growth and development of the nation in a holistic manner, just as they demanded for the quick passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB to accelerate the growth of the petroleum industry.