(NGF) have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to look into the issue of diversifying the economy

CROSS SECTION GOVERNORS AT THE
INAUGURATION OF INAUGURATION OF
NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL AT THE
PRESIDENTIAL VILLA ABUJA.

According to Vanguard :

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano
who represented the chairman of the forum,
Governor Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara said the
solution to the declining revenue that states
in the country were facing was to diversify
the economy.
He said:: “Economic diversification is vital to
ensuring the long-term economic growth we
seek. We must ensure that we are competitive
in the way we diversify our economy, and
ensure that the private sector plays a stronger
role going forward. This event should guide our
states to share practical and effective
experiences for boosting revenue generation and
also provide strategies to kick-start the
process.”
He said the governors needed “to do the right
thing at the right time” so that the country
could overcome economic challenges.
He noted that the event was coming at a
time when governors were expected to fulfill
their promises to the people. He urged
attendees to see it as an avenue to bridge
revenue gaps.
He added that the governors have agreed to
adopt the result of the summit as a plan to
generate revenue internally.
“We will also expect periodic briefings from our
secretariat on the status of these plans and
how our states have been able to implement
them.”
Two days ago, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode
of Lagos advised the country to pay more
attention to the non-oil sectors of the
economy due to the dwindling revenue from
oil.