The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reported a substantial increase in revenue generation in the first quarter of 2024, providing hope for funding the new administration's lofty campaign promises.
One thing the flamboyant electioneering campaigns leading to the 2023 presidential elections did not expatiate upon was how the first budget of the new administration would be funded to meet the lofty campaign promises . The expectations became heightened when it became obvious that the inauguration of a new Nigeria n President on May 29, 2023 did not come along with a magic wand to arrest the country’s deteriorating economy.
By his posture, CG Adeniyi effortlessly makes a case for our agencies to be headed by intelligent and professional career officers who had over the years been prepared for the Chief Executive position. In which case, they would have acquired many years of cognate experience by passing through several critical segments of the relevant entity.
They need to let us know because the world is now in the age of open government. The narratives of a deceitful colonial era in which operatives were only to be seen but not heard are no longer fashionable. Nigeria must progress into becoming one of the world’s greatest communicating nations.
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