Buhari will surprise Nigerians in 2017- Enelamah

Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah says the President Buhari-led administration will surprise Nigerians in 2017 with the level of growth that will be visible in all sectors of the economy.

The minister said this at the 8th Session of the National Council on Industry, Trade and Investment in Abeokuta, Ogun state yesterday.

"You will start seeing result at the end of this year and early next year. As far as I am concerned, next year is a year of results. All the work we are doing will start yielding results from this quarter.

The level of delivery in 2017 will surprise everybody. People may be saying we are not doing anything but it is impossible for a man to start broadcasting a plan we have not really put together well, he said.

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