Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, claims that Nigeria does not need the dollar if the the economy is strengthened.
Atiku said this at the Business Dialogue Stakeholders Forum at Eko Hotel, on Saturday.
The presidential candidate said, “ Dollarisation or otherwise of the Nigerian economy depends on the strength or weakness of our economy. If we strengthen our economy, you don’t need the dollar. The naira can be strengthened by the number of jobs created and exports.”
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The former Vice President also stated that he would boost the oil sector and publish the names of oil thieves ensuring they are punished accordingly despite their positions in society.
He also promised to take away oil blocs from Nigerians who have failed to make them operational and give them to those who will.
In his words, “If you are not going to develop oil blocs given to you, we will take it away and give it to those who will develop it. We will also assemble the names of those involved in oil theft, publish same and prosecute them.”
Atiku promised to exceed the production of four million barrels of oil per day that ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo planned to achieve.
