What will you do to create opportunities that encourage young Nigerians to stay and those in the diaspora to return?
I will focus on stabilizing the economy and making business regulations friendlier, so that living and working here makes sense. I will also offer tax incentives for businesses led by returnees, set up dedicated channels for diaspora investment, and carry out comprehensive security reforms. Together, these steps are how I intend to make Nigeria safe and rewarding to live in and invest in.
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p. 3 Introduction Atiku Abubakar: Answers to questions from the public 2026-10-02 ›
What will you do to create opportunities that encourage young Nigerians to stay and those in the diaspora to return? Answer: To curb brain drain, I will prioritize macroeconomic stabilization, business-friendly regulatory reforms, tax incentives for returnee-led businesses, and dedicated diaspora investment channels, and comprehensive security reforms to make living and investing in Nigeria safe and rewarding. Q5: Food is becoming unaffordable for many families. What will you do to bring down the prices of basic foods such as rice, beans and garri? Answer: My plan targets immediate yield expansion for local food staples by eliminating import duties on farm inputs, replenishing national strategic grain reserves to buffer prices during shortages, and lowering transport costs by subsidizing local fuel refining inputs.