VON: President Muhammadu Buhari says the real impact of coming out of recession will be better felt when ordinary Nigerians experience a change in their living conditions.
Receiving Niger’s President, Alhaji Mahamadou Issoufou at his home in Daura on Tuesday, President Buhari said he was very happy to hear that Nigeria was finally out of recession.
President Buhari commended all the managers of the economy for their hard work and commitment, saying that more work needed to be done to improve the growth rate.
“Until coming out of recession translates into meaningful improvement in peoples’ lives, our work cannot be said to be done,” President Buhari added.
The Nigerien President, Mahanadou Issoufou said he was most delighted to see President Buhari in good health, praying that the almighty God would continue to strengthen him.
Regional Issues
President Issoufou used the opportunity of the visit to discuss some bilateral and regional issues with President Buhari.
Some of the issues included the fight against boko haram, the economic challenges in the Lake Chad Basin and other developmental concerns that directly affect the livelihood of the citizens of both countries.
The Nigerien President was accompanied on the visit by a former Prime Minister, Dr.Hamid Algabid, and the President of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of Niger, Moussa Moumouni Djermakoye.
