The federal government has signed the Aso Accord for Economic and Financial Inclusion with state governments and other private sector key stakeholders as part of efforts to actualise delivery of financial services at affordable costs to all Nigerians.
Signing the Aso Accord pact on behalf of the federal government on Thursday during a two-day workshop for Economic and Financial Inclusion at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Vice President Kashim Shettima said the service is also aimed at those at disadvantaged and low-income segments of society.
Representing the federal government at the ceremony apart from the Vice President were Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) Yemi Cardoso.
Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, also signed the Accord on behalf of the states, while the Managing Director/CEO of Sterling Bank PLC, Mr. Abubakar Suleiman, singed on behalf of the private sector.
Declaring the workshop open, Vice President Shettima demanded a renewed commitment from state governors and other key players in the nation’s economic and financial inclusion space to forge a more inclusive and prosperous future for all.
In his goodwill message, the 14th Emir of Kano and former CBN governor, HRH, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, emphasised the need for a review of strategies for enhancing financial inclusion and literacy across the country, noting that it is a continuous work requiring consistent implementation.
