President Buhari Responds to Olisah Metuh - We'll Tell Investors the Truth Status of Our Economy

President Mohammadu Buhari on Tuesday dismissed the opinion of his critics who accused him of scaring investors with his pronouncements, insisting that he will always tell investors the truth about the nation's economy.

Buhari, who reasserted his stance when he received a report on the confirmation of the last batch of ministerial nominees from the President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, gave account of the economy since his assumption of office in May and submitted that "we are so much battered." 

 

Buhari's statement is a response to PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh who said earlier that Buhari is Discouraging Foreign Investors With is Negative Statements About the State of The Country

According to him, "the economy as I have seen it now since my sitting here for the last four months, that we are so much battered. Although some people are saying I am giving bad publicity and scaring away investors.

"Any investor who is interested in investing in Nigeria will seem to know more about the economy more than ourselves. So when I come and tell the truth about the position of the economy of the country, I am going out looking for investors. 

"But I am confirming to them that we are truthful, that we need them to come and help us help ourselves by getting in industries, manufacturing and services.
"They know our needs. The economy of human resources, I believe, will make them come eventually and help us," he assured.