The Vice President, Kashim Shettima has declared that Nigeria has crossed a critical threshold in its economic reforms and is now on the path of sustained growth, urging Nigerians in the diaspora to support the transformation programme of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Shettima said the administration’s reforms were already producing tangibly results, citing the growth of the country’s foreign reserves to more than $55 billion, improvements in the foreign exchange market and a 4.45 per cent expansion of the economy in the last quarter.

The Vice President spoke during an interactive session with Nigerians in the United States at Nigerian House in New York, on the sidelines of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

In a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, Shettima said, “Rest assured that beyond the negative stories that you hear and see in the social media, Nigeria is open for business. We have crossed the Rubicon, and are on the path of sustained growth”.

He called on Nigerians abroad to play a more active role in the country’s development, describing the diaspora’s knowledge, expertise, and intellectual capital as critical assets in Nigeria’s quest for economic transformation.

According to him, the administration intends to leverage the intellect of Nigerians abroad, which he described as the greatest resource of the future.”.