High oil prices during Jonathan’s govt led to economic growth, not his policies – Fashola

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has said former President Goodluck Jonathan’s policies were not responsible for the economic growth experienced during his tenure.

Fashola said the growth was as a result of high oil prices.

“In the last decade or so, we experienced growth in the region of about seven, seven and a half, eight percent, but the commentary that followed those growth records was that people were still struggling, and ultimately, the public coined a narrative known as non-inclusive growth,” he said.

“There is a need to invest in infrastructure, and that is the meat of the point. That is the globally tested parameter for driving growth. In the scinece of economic management and governance, nobody has found a different way.

“I say this in the context of those who are tempted to lay some claim to any form of credit about why our economy was growing at seven percent for almost a decade, and I say very very clearly, without mincing words, that I don’t that anybody can fairly lay claim to any economic policy that drove that growth.

“It was growth that was driven by high oil  prices. If we agree that infrastructure is the driver of growth, when you get high oil prices, what do you do with it? So, where are those towers, where are those bridges, where are those highways?

“It is fair to concede some initiatives, especially in the same sector in the petroleum industry, about promoting local content, but how far did local content go? It wasn’t in the productive part of oil, the rigs were not locally made, and all the technology wasn’t local.”

Comments (3)

  1. Minister of darkness, what have u done in the power ministry since u took over mantle of leadership???

  2. , So fashola admits that GEJ made achievements! There was economic growth. But pls how can there be growth without good policies?

  3. , it was because he has good luck, whether increase or polices, what we know is that something is working

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