Taiwo Oyedele, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, says President Bola Tinubu is focused on mobilising investments in the power, mining, and maritime sectors.
Speaking at the ongoing Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda,
Oyedele described Tinubu as Nigeria’s “chief marketer”.
He said the president’s bilateral engagements are “very
exciting”, focusing on mobilising investments.
“You know one very exciting thing about Mr President is that
he is never tired of marketing Nigeria, he is the chief marketer for the
country, and so we had several discussions mostly focusing on economic
opportunities, how can we mobilise more investment, particularly in the area of
power,” the minister said.
“We also had discussions — interesting ones — around mining
as well as opportunities to even support the private sector.”
He highlighted pledges in port development, solid minerals
mining, and private enterprises, crediting Nigeria’s improved storytelling.
“By telling the story that is credible and you are not just
saying what we can do, Mr President has the credential to demonstrate all he
has done and his commitment to demonstrate [is] even more compelling going
forward,” Oyedele said.
The minister said discussions at the forum positioned
Nigeria as a reference point for reform efforts across Africa, particularly
around issues of scale, speed and institutional transformation.
“From the Africa CEO Meeting, Nigeria has done a lot of very
transformative reforms… still the largest economy by scale/skills by
opportunities, by population, seeing that we have done it. It wasn’t meant to
be easy, but it was necessary and now we are on that track towards winning,” he
said.
Oyedele added that conversations at the forum focused on
moving beyond rhetoric to execution, tackling finance for value addition,
labour-intensive growth in agriculture, manufacturing, and technology, to lift
Africans from poverty.
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