The Deputy Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi has emphasised why there is urgent need to diversify the Nigerian economy, saying attempts by successive administrations failed because of absence of legal instrument. The lawmaker opined that the Nigerian Economic Diversification bill which has scaled second reading in the Senate should be accorded urgent legislative process. Senator Abdullahi raised alarm that Nigeria’s economic fortunes are tied to the ups and downs of the market for oil, which accounts for more than half of the country’s…
Why past attempts to diversify Nigerian economy failed – Sen Aliyu Abdullahi
