Hardship: Tinubu sets up Economic Advisory Committee

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday evening set up a tripartite Economic Advisory Committee comprising the Federal Government, sub-nationals and the private sector.

This is part of measures to tackle the ongoing hardship in the country occasioned by fuel subsidy removal and the fall in naira.

The setting up of the committee was the outcome of Tinubu’s meeting with key players in the private sector on Sunday evening.

At a meeting were the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote; Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu; Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu, among other Nigerian business moguls.

Tinubu, while speaking stated that the goal setting up the committee was to provide additional efforts in stabilising the economy and ensuring the best economic future for Nigerians.