The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Monday pledged to revamp the dying economy and restructure the Nigeria if elected president next year.
Kwankwaso, who spoke during an interview with journalists in Jalingo, also pledged to prioritise education.
The former Kano State governor explained that his government would create an enabling environment for small businesses to thrive and empower women and youths to stimulate the economy.
He said, “We will boost local production and check the importation of goods and services that can be sourced locally. These and many more are the issues putting pressure on our currency.
“You wake up every day to discover that the value of foreign currency the previous day was better than today. This is what a responsible government must address; otherwise, it will be difficult to see an end to the economic crisis that we are in today.”
On his stance about restructuring the country, he said he would work closely with the National Assembly and stakeholders across communities, to start restructuring from the grassroots upward.
The issue of restructuring has become a National issue, with most Nigerians demanding for it. Though, in 2015, the former President Jonathan setup a COMFAB Computers to look into the restructuring and the committee came up with some recommendations.
The recommendations came almost a year to the end of Jonathan's tenure. Hence, with the emergence of the Incumbent President Buhari, nothing has been said about the report. A report the APC tagged "Job for the Boys".