Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari to head the Economic Sustainability Committee.
Mr Osinbajo made this disclosure on Monday at a Google Hangout where young Nigerian tech innovators discussed impact of COVID-19 on the industry and the economy at large.
Members of the group include Ministers of Finance, Budget and Planning; Industry, Trade and Investment; Labour; Petroleum Resources – state; CBN Governor, GMD NNPC, with the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation as Secretary, a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr Laolu Akande, said.
The Vice President said Mr Buhari constituted the team on Monday and mandated them to come up with ways to implement strategies to alleviate sufferings of Nigerians at this time.
According to him, the committee is to take care of the economic challenges and fallouts of the pandemic and consequential restrictions.
Besides developing further palliatives, the committee will also develop a sustainability plan on repositioning the economy and growing the non-oil sector.
The Google Hangout was organized by HACK COVID-19 Call Center in Abuja, earlier today.
