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Assures FG committed to reducing bottlenecks in doing business
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
ABUJA—THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, said yesterday the Federal Government must keep engagement with the business sector openly.
According to him, any government that ignores employers cannot fully understand the economy.
Consequently, he said the federal government remained committed to reducing bottlenecks and digitising government processes, so that reforms announced in Abuja were experienced by businesses in Lagos, Kano, Aba and every part of the country without delay.
Speaking at the 5th Nigerian Employers’ Summit in Abuja, the vice president, who was represented by former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT and Special Adviser to the President on General Duties, Dr. Aliyu Modibbo Umar, said the summit was timely because Nigeria stood at a decisive moment.
“It is honest because reform demands difficult conversations about production costs, access to credit, exchange rates, taxation and investment
“It is
