what are the solutions to the economic meltdown in nigeria financial system?
Nigerians are deeply religious people and with the economic meltdown hitting hard on the people, there could be no better time to seek divine intervention as the new Finance Minister now calls for prayers to stir the economic ship successfully, Lucky Fiakpa writes Dr. Mansur Muhtar, former Director General of the Debt Management Office, DMO, and new Finance Minister, no doubt has a rich credential. A renowned Economist who is coming to the ministerial job from Africa Development Bank (ADB), Muhtar is well equipped for the job. Before coming to DMO, he was a Senior Economist with the African Region of the World Bank. At DMO, he was first Director of Portfolio Management and Strategy. As DG DMO when Prof. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala held the saddle as Finance Minister, Muhtar was generally managing Nigeria’s debt portfolio and played a major role in the negotiations that led to Nigeria’s exit from Paris and London Clubs of creditors. Of course during that period Nigeria had so much money to play
