The Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, Lord Marland, has said Nigeria will have a clearer economic direction after the elections in the country.
He spoke while addressing the press in Lagos during his visit to Nigeria, ahead of the elections in the country.
“I hope that we have a fair, open and transparent election so that people will know the direction of their travel to regenerate the economy,” he said.
Marland also said that Nigeria’s economy would be in full steam once the election was over as the new government that would be sworn would give direction to the economy.
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“Nigerians are incredibly entrepreneurial and business focused people. I think that with the sense of mission and direction the new government will give, things will take off again,” he said.
Marland, however, noted that the Commonwealth was faced with major challenges, which were climate change and youth unemployment.
He said that CWEIC would provide the network and connectivity for those businesses to drive themselves and make necessary investments to lift the economy, adding ensuring “food security is very much at the top of the council’s agenda for Nigeria.”
