2027: Makinde pledges to revive South-East industries

…Promises to tackle 25% interest rates, expand long-term financing
By Chinedu Adonu
ENUGU — The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has pledged to tackle high interest rates and improve access to long-term financing to revive industries, expand businesses and create jobs in the South-East if elected president in 2027.
Makinde, the Oyo State governor, made the pledge during a town hall meeting with stakeholders from the region in Enugu, where he identified manufacturing as a critical driver of economic growth, employment and poverty reduction.
He said the South-East’s economic potential extended beyond trading to industrial production, particu...