African leaders advocate for inclusive economic growth on the continent.

African leaders at the on-going World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland are calling for priority to be accorded to inclusive economic growth on the continent. Nigeria's President, Goodluck Jonathan, who spoke in a live debate on CNN at the forum, said his administration was already doing a lot to enhance inclusive growth in Nigeria by initiating policies and programmes that bordered on wealth creation rather than poverty alleviation.



“Economic inclusion is very important and we are already taking necessary steps to improve financial inclusion in our country. Transforming our agricultural sector is one way in which we are doing so.

“We are doing all that we can to transform agriculture in Nigeria into more productive and job creating sector. We are also working to create more inclusive wealth through better education, skills acquisition programmes and policies that encourage the addition of value to our primary products before exportation.”

The Nigerian President maintained that with Africa’s population projected to exceed two billion by 2050, wealth creation and job creation must remain at the top of the continent’s developmental agenda.

President Mahama of Ghana, Nigerian business mogul, Aliko Dangote, and other participants in the debate agreed that the objective of achieving more inclusive economic growth would be better served if African leaders took more positive action towards boosting intra-African trade.