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Buhari inaugurates economic recovery plan Wednesday

President Muhammadu Buhari will inaugurate the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) 2017-2020 on Wednesday
The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
Adesina said the inauguration of the plan was in furtherance of the current administration’s drive to sustain and build on the successes so far recorded in tackling corruption, improving security and re-revamping the economy.
According to him, the formal inauguration of the plan will take place in the council chambers of the presidential villa, Abuja, at 11 a.m.
The Medium-Term ERGP was approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) during one of its meetings in 2017.
The strategic objectives of the ERGP is to restore sustainable, accelerated inclusive growth and development; invest in the people and build a globally competitive economy.
The plan was designed specifically to take the country out of the recession and in the long term, continue to grow the economy.