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  • Open letter to President Tinubu

    Open letter to President Tinubu

    The President of the Federal Government of Nigeria,

    Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

    Your Excellency,

    OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA, ALHAJI BOLA AHMED TINUBU – II

    I hereby congratulate you again for some of the actions taken since your assumption of office as the President. However, the actions of other Government Departments need to be integrated with those of Federal Government to serve as a path of real growth and development without negative distracting forces?

    I wish to recall my first open letter then addressed to President-Elect, Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT). It was published by: The Nation Newspaper Online, 12 May, 2023; The Nigerian Tribune Online, 13 May, 2023; The Hope Newspaper in print, 29 May, 2023. Therein I made a few suggestions which I think should help the present administration to move the nation to a level that is better than those of the “Developed Nations” of the third world. The key issues among them are:

    1. A SEVEN-YEAR STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN: The plan should include long-term projects that are impossible to complete in the three-year plan usually called the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). The purpose of repeating it and emphasising it here is to remind the president that after the initial rush to create impact in the first one hundred days or a few months of “short-term measures,” without the laid-down goals and strategies as Working Scheme or Road Map, there may be a regress into the common “Business As Usual” attitude.

    Monitoring the achievements against the laid-down plans with stated goals and strategies, through the regular reports in data, charts and maps, as reports by the Minister of Strategic Planning, to the President and Ministers themselves, is an excellent reminder of the achievements vis-a-vis the target goals intended as stated in my first letter. A Picture is worth a thousand words. The Ministries will then continually be using them as self-appraisal against the STRATEGIES and the SMART GOALs that they agreed to achieve. The laid-down strategic plan should then serve as effective Road Map to significant achievement for the government and a paradigm progress for the nation. It should serve as “A Road Map to Nation Building.”

    From the strategies could also be derived some (not all required) Institutional Frameworks which may transcend tribal and ethnic boundaries.

    The actions announced by the president, with the exception of the Palliatives and the attempted war on Niger, are good. The palliatives need to be modified to reach the poor and so that it is not also hijacked by any group, otherwise, it will not alleviate the problem of removal of petroleum subsidy. As I said in my first letter we have always had good plans but lack the HOW and the WILL to implement them well accordingly as planned. A well-thought out plan is only as good as implemented. This is why I still repeat the monitoring stated in my first letter.

    • STRATEGIC PLANNING AND INTEGRATION: To hurry to do quick actions within one hundred days without continuous steady progress is not sustainable development and is not good planning. To take time to plan without being hurried is a nice approach. More haste less speed but steady progress yields sustainable development. The progress made after a year or after four years is more important that ‘the first hundred days’ that people always talk about. An integrated approach is better than short-term measures. There must be integration among the various Government Departments and Agencies.

    Already some Government Departments, such as Commercial banks and Immigration, to name a few, recently seized, rather unduly, the opportunity of subsidy removal to increase charges on some of their operations. Do they need fuel to run the ATM machines? All these will, not only remove the effect of any measures that the government puts or intend to put in place to alleviate the effect of subsidy removal. They also have the combined effect of increased inflation. Government Departments and Agencies seem to be working at cross purposes to that of Government. NO integration. Effect is increased Inflation and economic hardship to people which we are witnessing now.

    • BANKING REFORM: We appreciate the presidential action already taken on the restructuring of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The president must not yield to platitudes and sentiments in the attempt to revisit the previous deliberate, ill-motivated, ill-conceived Naira Re-Design and other CBN policies which led to significant damage to the economy. Nigerians are quick to apply emotions and sentiments to sensitive national issues which do us no good. The action of the CBN Governor was not a mistake but deliberate action. Let everybody reap the reward for his actions. That is the Natural Law.

    Please recall that as a result of the CBN Naira re-design policy and the method of its application: (1) The economy nose-dived.

    (2) Many people lost their lives in the execution of the policy as a result of the ambition of one man or a few people against the state. Today, where are the new notes printed or colored? The notes should by now be regularly dispensed more than the old notes at the commercial banks if they are readily available.

    Could Plea Bargain serve as appropriate reward or compensation for the lives lost as a result of his actions? Could he be prosecuted for Man Slaughter? “Measure for Measure” will serve as deterrent to such future similar actions.

    Commercial Banks. The next step in the Reform should be at the commercial banks. Government should ensure that the CBN carries out its responsibilities of controlling the banks, which includes the control of bank unreasonable charges on depositors’ accounts that make depositors to be overcharged. Double charges for transfers for the same transaction; Card maintenance charges three times a year for ATM card already paid for on issue should be eliminated etc. All these have over-burdened depositors. The banks have already increased charges on every withdrawal at ATM as a result of petrol subsidy removal. Nigerians are helpless and tired, being used to impunity every time. The CBN seems to have abandoned its responsibility of checking the excesses of commercial banks.

    I wish to repeat here that the banking sector should be restructured with appropriate guidelines to be monitored and offending banks given appropriate sanctions which serve as deterrent to future similar actions.

    • Reflating the Economy: We need to reflate the economy to stimulate production. The President’s action to modify the stated palliatives demonstrated that the president listened to the voice of people. Efforts should be made to prevent any arm of government from hijacking future plans meant for poor people to themselves. Palliatives are short-term measures. Please note that the economy cannot grow without removal of economic impunity inflicted on Nigerians by Nigerians. Justice is the first essential condition for a developed society. Those who have plunged Nigeria into debt and hardship including especially the NNPCL through looting and impunity should be probed. This is economic justice. The economy cannot improve without removal and prevention of economic injustice inflicted on Nigerians by Nigerians. This is what can serve as deterrent to future similar actions and what can make Nigerians and the entire world have implicit confidence in this administration.
    • Security. Security is the most urgent problem to be addressed if the country should be developed. Security should be tackled first. Agriculture should be the next. My advice on security as stated in my first Open Letter to the President-Elect refers. Without security of life and properties there can be no increase in food production. Without solving the problem of security, so that farmers can freely go to their farms, whatever economic efforts are made to enhance agriculture, cannot guarantee food security. There are no police assistance in the rural areas, so bandits, herders and criminal elements always have unfettered access to launch attack on farmers.

    Boko haram and banditry: We have the wars on Boko haram and Banditry to contend with. We should as a matter of compulsion, not just necessity, exercise our energies to face these wars first. Until we have successfully exterminated these wars in Nigeria, we cannot have food security or peace.

    • Agriculture and agricultural processing should be the next sector after security to receive the boost of government efforts. Just as it is bad that farmers abandon their farms because of insecurity, it is equally bad to rely on importation of food whether partially or fully. It means that we are at the mercy of those exporting countries which may export poor or dangerous food items into the country. No responsible government relies on importation of food for her citizens. Another danger is that it kills the morale and business of indigenous farmers. It cripples the economy of the country. The country should be safe for every Nigerian to do honest business.   

    Loans to Agriculture and Agricultural Processing should not be more than 2%, otherwise payback may be impossible. Agriculture and Agricultural Processing should be given a boost through grants or less than 2% loan interest. Developed countries such as Britain and US understand the dynamics of food production and availability vis-a-vis the health of the nation. Britain sometimes gives loan for agriculture at 0.2% while US gives subsidies on agriculture. They know that a nation that cannot feed her citizens is a poor nation. It may lead to ill-health and other accompanying problems.  Many years ago, Japan started producing rice at a cost which was four times the cost of importing it from Thailand. They subsidized the cost to make it available to their people. Their desire was for their farmers to develop and master the technology of rice production. Instruction to banks, which prefer high interests, to merely give single digit loan interest may only yield 9% interest which is too high for agriculture. 

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    • Foreign Affairs:  Nigeria should not saddle itself with resolution of the coup in Niger Republic. I am repeating it here that we should avoid directives from Developed Countries – China, Western World and their agencies such as IMF and World Bank etc. without confrontation. Please note that their diplomatic moves may come through Nigerians here or Nigerians abroad pretending to advance the help of government. No developed country is ready to help Nigeria, or indeed any third world country to achieve development. They said it and demonstrated it at different fora that they don’t wish Africa to develop. We should not follow them or accept dictations which come by way of subtle advice. They are only interested in extorting our resources. The approach by all African countries should be to view them as competitors for the world’s resources. Indeed, we all, are!

    Nigeria should not saddle itself with resolution of the coup in Niger. Africa and African nations should come together to remove the yoke of Western imperialism, which is what the coupists in Niger and the other Francophone countries seem to be agitating for. There should be no war against Niger Republic. Must we add another problem to those we are currently facing: the wars against Boko haram and Banditry? There should be no war on any African country by any African nation. Dialogue should be the approach to any regional problem. There should be Non-alignment with either the West or Eastern Block. We need economic freedom not alignment.

    • Institutional frameworks: We should automate processes of getting things done in every Ministry and Government Agency as part of efforts to install institutional frameworks and integration of Government policies and actions.
    • May your tenure experience excellent development, peace and progress for the country.Akinbobola Akinfe.

    Akinbobola Akinfe.

    Araromi-Obu, Odigbo Local Government.

    Phone: 07063617155.

    Email: samakinfe@yahoo.com

  • Tinubu: we will create wealth for all Nigerians

    Tinubu: we will create wealth for all Nigerians

    • President hails ‘adviser’ Wike for hitting the ground running as FCT minister

    We will create wealth for all Nigerian because we have no reason to be poor, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared yesterday.

    President Tinubu shed light on his economic programmes and infrastructural plans when he received a 62-man delegation of Rivers State indigenes at the State House, in Abuja. 

    The delegation was made up of leaders of taught, traditional rulers and political gladiators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives’ Congress (APC).

    The delegation said it came to  thank the President for appointing former Governor Nyesom Wike as Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister and for other senior appointments given to Rivers State indigenes. 

    They presented a gift to Mr. Presented before their meeting at the executive chambers of Aso Villa.

    President Tinubu said Rivers and indeed, Nigeria should have no business with poverty, insecurity and underdevelopment in view of the enormous human and material resources in the country.

    Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale, a River indigene, whose appointment was also praised by the delegation, issued a statement on the visit.

    It said: “We are not meant to be poor. We will turn the tide. Somewhere, somehow in this storm, there’s a quiet and peaceful place for us. We will locate it. We are not lazy people. We are richly endowed. We just need to be our brother’s keepers, and good neighbours to one another. 

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    “I am not a President that will give excuses. I will work hard for our nation with purpose, determination and dedication to create wealth for all Nigerians. We have no reason to be poor. We will not look back, we will run aggressively forward.

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    “Today, we may be swimming against the tide, but the waves will soon propel us forward from behind. We will achieve the goals and dreams of our forefathers. I am inspired by the nature of people I now lead.” 

    President Tinubu  said he had been inundated with complaints about infrastructural deficit in Rivers, particularly the poor state of Eleme Junction-Onne axis of the East-West Road, linking the Port Harcourt Refinery. 

    He said the FCT minister, who he described as a strong adviser,  would follow up on the issue for prompt action.

    President Tinubu stressed: “The Honourable Minister, Wike, is not just the Minister of FCT; he is also my adviser and an admirer of mine. He has hit the ground running and he should be encouraged by the State.”

    Urging the younger generation to be more patient with the government, the President said: “I am the captain and chief salesman of the country. We have to reverse the trend and achieve possibilities within a short period of time. Our people have high expectations from us. I pledge to work hard, and I pray to God to put me on the right path, not to disappoint Nigerians.”

    Fubara told the President that the delegation, which included leaders of political parties, past and present members of the state and National Assembly across parties, was on a solidarity and thank you visit.

    He said: “The people of Rivers State voted for you in the last general elections based on their belief in fairness, equity and justice. This is the first time that Rivers State is truly feeling the impact of the Federal Government since the inception of democracy in 1999.”

    The governor,  on behalf of Rivers leaders, lauded the president for appointing capable sons and daughters of the state into strategic positions in his administration.

    He thanked the President for appointing Wike; Ngelale, and other indigenes into the boards and management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), and other institutions. 

    Fubara hailed the President for attracting a $14 billion investment to the country during the G-20 Summit.

    He thanked the president for the proposed expansion of Indorama Petrochemicals in Eleme, Rivers State, adding that the state had allocated 209 hectares of land to support the  investment.

    Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief OCJ Okocha, said the delegation showed solidarity with the President and assured him of loyalty and support.

    He said: “We have come, first to show solidarity with the President and to express our gratitude for his recent developmental strides, particularly for approving that very valuable investment, $14 billion, by Indorama Petrochemicals Company in Rivers State. 

    “He promised to revamp the Port Harcourt Refinery and indeed, for the appointment of eminent Rivers sons that have been made into the Federal Government, led by Nyesom Wike, our former governor who is now the Minister of the FCT; Ajuri Ngelale, the President’s spokesman and members of the Niger Delta Development Commission Board and the Southeast Development Commission Board.”

    On the appointment of PDP chieftains by President Tinubu,  Okocha said  appointments were the President’s prerogative.

    He added: “It was protest and protest is a right and as a lawyer, I recognize that. The minority will have their protest and the majority will have its say. It  normal. We are  in a democratic society.

    “The President has the prerogative to make appointments and he has exercised that prerogative and all I say is ‘let Nigerians see whether the President’s appointment was justified and I can assure you, with the performance, which we expect from Minister Nyesom Wike from the federal capital, Nigerians will be happy that the President made that choice.”

  • LCCI hails Tinubu’s economic diplomacy at G20, UAE

    LCCI hails Tinubu’s economic diplomacy at G20, UAE

    The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) said it has taken note of the government’s participation at the just concluded G20 summit in New Delhi, India, saying it is a testament to the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s  strong leadership, as acknowledged by other world leaders.

    In a statement, LCCI president,    Dr. Michael Olawale- Cole said: ”  Nigeria’s invitation to the G20 Summit shows the nation’s strategic importance on the global stage and its capacity as the largest democracy and economy in Africa”.

    ” President Bola Tinubu expressed Nigeria’s commitment to play a significant role within the G-20 and contribute to shaping a more equitable world. He called for global unity and cooperation in tackling pressing challenges, fostering inclusiveness, and establishing a fairer world order, this is Leadership”.

    He commended President  Tinubu  for maximizing the opportunity of the meeting with the United Arab Emirates leader, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to equally advance the nations investment promotion objectives with high-level authorities in the public and private sectors of the United Arab Emirates.

    He said this  statesmanship culminated in the lifting of the Visa ban on Nigerians by the UAE, which is commendable as it will open up opportunities and enhance the ease of business between the two nations. 

    Olawle- Cole also commended  the outcome of the meeting which among others included direct investments in critical sectors encompassing steel, petrochemicals with the leaders of the US, Germany, and South Korea, alongside the Indian investors, who  committed to providing a substantial sum of $14 billion in direct investments in critical sectors encompassing steel.

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    Others are in petrochemicals, electricity, and agriculture, which instilled a sense of pride in the Organized Private Sectors (OPS) and Nigerians at large.

    According to him these proposed investments are certain to have positive impacts on job creation, economic development, and the diversification of the nation’s economy.

    The LCCI boss however, advised the President’s team to follow the example of India, Saudi Arabia, and China by establishing dedicated websites that provide useful information on investments. These websites according to him should include details on the areas in which investments are required and the funds needed for each project. He said: “This strategy has the potential to provide global investment opportunities without necessitating excessive or unnecessary physical interactions/ movements. In addition, domestic players in each area should be provided with the chance to get accurate knowledge on the current industry status, including the projected number of agreements and investments in each sector”. Such platforms he stated should  function as a reliable information and metrics for evaluating performance and as a foundation for developing policies aimed at incentivizing industries that lack investment interest.

    The LCCI boss expressed its satisfaction with the bestowal of permanent member status upon the African Union by the G20, a development he said will enhance the continent’s influence and participation in global governance.

  • On President Tinubu’s ‘Four D’ diplomacy’

    On President Tinubu’s ‘Four D’ diplomacy’

    Sir: Nigeria stands at the precipice of a transformative shift in its foreign policy approach. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has unveiled a visionary framework known as the “Four D’s Diplomacy” – a groundbreaking strategy aimed at infusing modern solutions into Nigeria’s foreign policy initiatives. This bold initiative centers around four core principles: Development, Democracy, Demography, and Diaspora, offering a comprehensive roadmap to address the intricate challenges of the 21st century.

    Development shines a spotlight on propelling Nigeria’s economic growth and fostering sustainable development. This involves engaging in strategic international collaborations and partnerships to attract investments, enhance trade opportunities, and harness cutting-edge technologies. The overarching goal is to position Nigeria as a hub for trade and investment, thereby bolstering its economic prosperity.

    Democracy as the second “D” aims to reinforce democratic principles both domestically and internationally. This entails unwavering support for democratic institutions, advocacy for good governance, and the promotion of democratic values worldwide.

    Demography, recognizes Nigeria’s demographic prowess, boasting one of the largest and fastest-growing populations globally. To harness this advantage, Nigeria seeks to engage in diplomatic endeavors that address vital issues such as youth empowerment, education, healthcare, and employment opportunities. Investing in the nation’s youth and confronting demographic challenges head-on are essential steps toward securing a brighter and more prosperous future.

    The final “D,” Diaspora, underscores the importance of engaging with the Nigerian diaspora—a vast and talented community of Nigerians residing abroad.  This strategy aims to create opportunities for diaspora engagement in Nigeria’s development while providing support and assistance to Nigerians living abroad.

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    President Tinubu’s vision extends beyond mere principles; it outlines strategic approaches to gear Nigeria’s foreign policy toward modern solutions to complex challenges. These are, innovation and technology;; capacity building which entails investment in education and skills development, particularly in STEM fields, to create a highly educated and skilled workforce capable of addressing infrastructure and healthcare challenges, collaboration with other nations and international organizations on joint research projects, knowledge sharing, and cooperative efforts to tackle global challenges such as climate change and public health crises and diaspora engagement, among others.

    By seamlessly integrating these strategic approaches into the “Four D’s Diplomacy,” Nigeria stands poised to harness modern solutions, effectively addressing complex challenges and securing its place as a global leader in confronting the multifaceted issues of the modern world. President Tinubu’s visionary foreign policy framework represents a profound commitment to a future where Nigeria is not just a participant but a driving force in shaping the global agenda.

    • Ayobami Steven Akinola, akinolaa61@gmail.com
  • Tinubu appoints Delu Yakubu as NSIPA’s CEO, Ahmed for NCFRMI

    Tinubu appoints Delu Yakubu as NSIPA’s CEO, Ahmed for NCFRMI

    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs. Delu Bulus Yakubu as the pioneer National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA), pending Senate’s confirmation.

    The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, who announced the appointment in a statement yesterday in Abuja, explained that the NSIPA (Establishment) Act, 2023 was signed into law on May 22, 2023.

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    “Mrs. Delu Bulus Yakubu is a recipient of a Master’s degree in Agronomy from the State University of Bio-Technology in Kharkiv, Ukraine, with over 15 years’ worth of working experience in Social Investment Programme management,” the statement said.

    Also, President Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Aliyu Tijani Ahmed as the new Federal Commissioner/CEO of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI).

    “Mr. Aliyu Tijani Ahmed is a recipient of Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Sociology and has previously served the Nasarawa State government as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG); Commissioner of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs; and as the Commissioner of Education.

    “By this directive of the President, the appointment takes immediate effect,” the statement added.

  • ‘Judgment affirms Tinubu’s win divine’

    ‘Judgment affirms Tinubu’s win divine’

    • Campaign organisation hail’s PEPC victory

    Former Women Affairs Minister, Pauline Tallen, has said affirmation of President Bola Tinubu’s election by Presidential Election Petitions Court is indication his victory is divine.

     Tallen, former Plateau State deputy governor, noted Tinubu’s coming is God’s project for unity and stability.

     She said: “The issues that preceded his election; controversial naira redesign, campaign of calumny, among others, but somehow, despite these odds, he still won.

    “This is a confirmation leadership comes from God and when God designs it, nobody can stop it.”

    Tallen hailed Tinubu, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, and members for the court’s victory.

    She urged Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar,  and Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP) to accept the verdict and join hands with Tinubu to build Nigeria.

    Tallen said Tinubu had invited the opposition, which demonstrated his magnanimity and willingness to work for Nigeria.

     ‘’Tinubu is imbued with a rare commitment to political inclusiveness; from his ministerial appointment it is obvious they were not strictly for APC members.

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     “In the interest of Nigeria, if we love Nigeria and we plan to serve and build this country, we should join hands and build a nation of our dreams.

     “They have their ideas but Tinubu also has his ideas. If we put these together and work with him, I believe we will be better off for it,” she said.

    Tallen described Tinubu as a detribalised Nigerian and leader, who had followers all over the country, and had paid his dues

      Tinubu Campaign Organisation (TCO) has also hailed President Bola Tinubu’s victory.

    In a statement signed by its National Co-ordinator, Joshua Ilevbare, TCO said the judgment was a validation of the popular mandate given the President by Nigerians on February 25.

    Describing the verdict as unbiased and unprecedented, it  said “the verdict was triumph of truth, victory for democracy, rule of law and justice.”

    It appealed to Nigerians to support the government’s efforts to turn Nigeria around for the better.

    The group, pledging support for the Tinubu government, said “it is imperative to request members to be involved in the Renewed Hope administration, to serve our fatherland as foot soldiers who will help deliver dividends of democracy to the grassroots.”

    TCO also applauded the affirmation of Julius Ihonvbere’s victory by National and State Assemblies Elections Petition Tribunal, sitting in Benin, Edo State capital, as House of Representatives representing for Owan Federal Constituency.

  • I’m no President to give excuses- Tinubu

    I’m no President to give excuses- Tinubu

    President Bola Tinubu said he will work hard with purpose and determination to create wealth for all Nigerians, saying he is not a President that gives excuses.

    President Tinubu said this while welcoming a high-powered 62-man delegation of Rivers State stakeholders, comprising leaders from state chapters of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), to the State House, Abuja.

    He noted that blessed with enormous human capacity and natural resource wealth, neither Rivers State nor Nigeria has any business being associated with poverty, insecurity or under-development, assuring that under his leadership, the narrative will be permanently and positively changed.

    According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the President told the visitors that he will work hard for the country and will not look back, adding that the administration will run aggressively forward to change the narrative of backwardness.

    He noted that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has left big shoes to fill for the new Rivers Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and one of his most trusted allies, Rivers State will always have direct access to him in their joint march toward sustainable development.

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    “We are not meant to be in a position to be poor. We will turn the tide! Somewhere, somehow in this storm, there’s a quiet and peaceful place for us. We will locate it! We are not lazy people. We are richly endowed. We just need to be our brother’s keeper, and good neighbours to one another.

    “I am not a President that will give excuses. I will work hard for our nation with purpose, determination and dedication to create wealth for all Nigerians. We have no reason to be poor! We will not look back, we will run aggressively forward.

    “Today, we may be swimming against the tide, but the waves will soon propel us forward from behind. We will achieve the goals and dreams of our forefathers. I am inspired by the nation of people I now lead,” the President said.

    Tinubu noted that concerning infrastructure development in Rivers State, he had heard the cries of prominent Rivers sons, with particular reference to the Eleme Junction-Onne axis of the East-West Road, linking the Port Harcourt Refinery.

    On this, the President said the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, is a strong adviser, and would follow up on the issue for prompt action.

    Advising the younger generation to be more patient with the processes of government, the President said: “I am the Captain and Chief Salesman of the country. We have to reverse the trend and achieve possibilities within a short period of time. Our people have high expectations for us. I pledge to work hard, and I pray to God to put me on the right path, not to disappoint Nigerians.”

  • Tinubu appoints Yakubu pioneer CEO of NSIPA

    Tinubu appoints Yakubu pioneer CEO of NSIPA

    President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Delu Bulus Yakubu as the pioneer National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA), pending Senate confirmation.

    Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, who announced the appointment in a state, also explained that the NSIPA Establishment Act, 2023, was signed into law on May 22, 2023.

    He said: “Mrs. Delu Bulus Yakubu is a recipient of a Master’s degree in agronomy from the State University of Bio-Technology in Kharkiv, Ukraine, with over 15 years’ worth of working experience in Social Investment Programme management.

    Similarly, President Tinubu has approved the appointment of Aliyu Tijani Ahmed as the new Federal Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI).

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    The statement further noted: “Mr. Aliyu Tijani Ahmed is a recipient of Bachelors and Masters degrees in Sociology and has previously served the Nasarawa State Government as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG); Commissioner of Local Government and Chieftancy Affairs; and as the Commissioner of Education.

    “By this directive of the President, the appointment takes immediate effect.”

  • UPDATED: Tinubu appoints Zacch Adedeji as acting chairman of FIRS

    UPDATED: Tinubu appoints Zacch Adedeji as acting chairman of FIRS

    President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Zacch Adedeji as the acting executive chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).

    This was contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday, September 14.

    The statement read: “The president has directed the erstwhile FIRS Chairman, Mr. Muhammad Nami, to proceed on 3 months of pre-retirement leave, as provisioned by Public Service Rule (PSR) 120243, with immediate effect, leading to his eventual retirement from service on December 8, 2023.

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    “Hon. Zacch Adedeji is hereby appointed in acting capacity for a 90-day period before his subsequent confirmation as the substantive Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service for a term of four (4) years in the first instance.

    “Hon. Zacch Adedeji is a first-class graduate in accounting from the Obafemi Awolowo University. He most recently served the nation as the Special Adviser to the President on Revenue, following meritorious service terms as the Oyo State Commissioner of Finance and as the Executive Secretary / CEO of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC).

    “By these directives of the President, the new appointment takes immediate effect.”

  • BREAKING: Tinubu appoints Zacch Adedeji FIRS’ acting chairman

    BREAKING: Tinubu appoints Zacch Adedeji FIRS’ acting chairman

    Zacch Adedeji, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on revenue, has been appointed acting chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).

    Adedeji, who, at 33, was former governor Abiola’s finance commissioner, was asked to fill the void created by the retirement leave of the outgoing chairman of the commission, Mohammed Nami whose tenure ends in December 2023.

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    The certified accountant who hails from the Iwo-Ate area of Ogo-Oluwa local government of Oyo state, recently bagged his doctorate degree from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.