World Bank Country Director, Nigeria Office, Shubham Chaudhuri, has lauded President Bola Tinubu’s reform policies.
Chaudhuri, who commended the policies at a symposium on Thursday in Ibadan, however, called for speedy roll out of palliatives to cushion their effects on Nigerians.
The symposium was organised by the Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Science, in collaboration with the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER).
The theme of the symposium is: “Economic Opportunity Pathways to Navigating Post-Reform Challenges in Nigeria.”
Chaudhuri said the symposium was timely as it would provide participants the opportunity to discuss how Nigeria could navigate the current challenges following the removal of fuel subsidy.
According to him, it is really about making the best possible use of the revenue that would now flow to the federation.
“This should be in a way that makes sure that ordinary people can get some relief because it has been hard with the prices increasing.
“We think that complementary packages should be rolled out as quickly as possible in a way that the Nigerian people can actually see and feel that there is hope ahead of them.
