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assumed office and started calling shots and pulling unusual weights with his office, many observers, including leaders in other parts of the world, have wondered where he gets his guts and ideas from. Not many of those observers, who have met with him have thought of inquiring about these unusual administrative and governance moves and strategies, which have actually set a new tone, a new experience in public administration in a sub-Saharan African country.
There were protests and resistance from various quarters, some were even sponsored in different parts of the country. Among these resistances, those from the organised Labour seemed most agitating, considering the fact that they actually have access to the nerves and joints of the nation’s ‘wheel of progress’, but the one that was of most desperate concern was from those sponsoring others to protest, those who have for long benefited from the rot that has kept Nigeria weak and Nigerians poor.
During their meeting, Prime Minister Rutte, out of curiosity, wondered “you are promoting democratic governance and the solutions it can bring in dealing with problems of development. I saw how you went through democratic channels to remove an incumbent president in 2015 in partnership with President Buhari and how that has led to development in your country.
Meanwhile, in the course of the week, President Tinubu set another structural reform in motion when he approved the take-off of his administration’s Consumer Credit Scheme, which was on his to-do list when he was campaigning to be President.
“We put N100 billion fund in the budget to support consumer credit. This is important because the manufacturing sector is struggling with two challenges: efficiency of production and finding someone who can buy. The introduction and support of consumer credit, we believe, will help in the revival of our manufacturing sector to meet international standards. It is a catalytic fund that is expected to have significant growth”, he said.
He also made appointments during the week. On Friday, his appointment of the Founder of Zenith Bank, Mr Jim Ovia, as the Chairman of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund was announced. Also, the appointment of Dr Innocent Barikor as the Director-General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulation Enforcement Agency and Prince Ebitimi Amgbare as the Managing Director/CEO of the Niger Delta River Basin Development Authority were also announced.
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