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The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), on Monday said he would take practical steps to strengthen Nigerias economy if elected.

Buhari made the pledge during a meeting with members of the Organised Private Sector at the Lagos State Government House, Marina, in Lagos.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the meeting, tagged GMD Means Business, was to articulate Buharis economic plans for the nation.

Apart from leading businessmen that were at the meeting, top APC chiefs, including the National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and his Lagos State counterpart, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, also attended the forum.

Others were former Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and former Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi.

Buhari said he would design economic policies tailored toward promoting the countrys prosperity and creating jobs.

Our economic plans will be practical and our policies for implementing our commitments will be governed by the highest consideration of how they create jobs, he said.

Giving a breakdown of his plans, the APC candidate said he would create the enabling environment for industries to thrive.

He said he would revive the textile mills and similar industries that once produced thousands of jobs for Nigerians.

Buhari added that he would invest massively in infrastructure and open up opportunities through the construction of highways linking all parts of the country.

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Buhari meets OPS, pledges to revive dying industries