President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to leave behind, a legacy of growth and financial inclusion as his administration winds down.
He pledged at the 2022 International Financial Inclusion Conference in Abuja yesterday.
While speaking to a global audience, President Buhari said his administration would want “to leave behind a legacy of catalyzing sustainable and inclusive growth through financial inclusion”.
He urged “all implementing agencies in Nigeria to take advantage of delivering on their mandate for inclusive growth and development”.
In addition, Buhari directed financial services operators “to consider this an opportunity to address pressing national issues affecting the vulnerable and most excluded segments of our society, and come up with innovative ideas on how to accelerate Financial Inclusion”.
The President stated that “a broadband penetration strategy with specific targets has been developed and is being implemented. As a result, over 90 million Nigerians have been captured in the national identity database”.
He also noted that Digital Financial Services (DFS) now hold the potential “to improve GDP and provide access to finance to underserved areas”.
