President Bola Tinubu has appealed to Bank of America for support and partnership to advance the country’s financial reforms.
Tinubu, while receiving visiting Bank of America officials in Abuja, explained that 21st-century actions on climate change, finance and innovation are intertwined hence having a good platform and believing in innovation will help in undertaking reforms and tackling the issues.
President Tinubu, in a statement by his spokesman, Dele Alake, said his government was committed to instituting reforms that would engender the sustainable growth and development of the country.
The president said governance and development challenges facing the country could only be addressed with fiscal and institutional reforms.
President Tinubu, while stating that no one could do it alone, made a case for the bank and other willing financing institutions to help the country, for instance, in partnering to ensure Nigerian gas compete favourably in the global market as a viable alternative revenue source.
In his remarks, the leader of the delegation and President of International for Bank of America, Mr Bernard Mensah, expressed excitement about the initial steps taken by the new administration, which, he said, is taking Nigeria back to its rightful place on the global stage.
He said the bank was willing to assist the country in addressing its immediate and longer-term challenges not only in the area of financing but also contributing with ideas.
