Politics
OSINBAJO: We need to work quickly to correct things
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government is ready to walk its talk on the matter of making Nigeria a destination of choice in the area of conducting business.
He reiterated government’s position just few days after the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council, PEBEC, adopted a 60-day Action Plan to push Ease of Doing Business reforms in the country.
In what may have signaled the administration’s seriousness, Osinbajo paid a surprise visit to Nigeria’s major international airport in Lagos, declaring an urgent task to correct many of the problems already identified by the Council.
Speaking briefly with the press after inspecting several parts at the airport for over an hour, Prof. Osinbajo said the visit was in line with the work of PEBEC.
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According to him, “as part of our work on the Ease of Doing Business, on making the environment friendly, not just for local businesses but also for those who want to come and do business in Nigeria, the airport obviously is one of the major places where we need to ensure that facilities are working and that things are being run properly.”
Continuing, he said “so we have looked around, we’ve seen some of the equipments. There are many many things that need to be done, many things that need to be corrected, and we have to work on them as quickly as possible.”
During the unscheduled visit, the Ag. President checked out the toilets, noticed some of the non-functioning carousels in the arrival hall, went to Immigration officials to check the progress of plans to grant visa on arrivals to foreign investors, observed the non-functioning air-conditioners and chillers in the Departure and Arrival halls, the escalators and elevators that are in a state of disrepair among several others.
He was accompanied on the trip by the Aviation Minister of State Hadi Sirika.
At Tuesday’s meeting of PEBEC, Prof. Osinbajo had said “we are trying to improve the business environment in three broad respects; the entry and exit of goods, the entry and exit of persons into Nigeria, and then general government transparency and efficiency in government agencies & parastatals.”
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Barr. Macaulay G.
February 24, 2017 at 5:27 pm
That’s how to go about government’s business. Thank you, Mr. Acting President.
Margret Dickson
February 24, 2017 at 7:34 pm
Why did Osinbajo didn’t contest as the president of Nigeria? I’m loving him more everyday! He’s obviously a very good Vice to Buhari, now that he’s acting, he’d doing it like it’s his life. God bless Buhari, God Bless Osinbajo, God Bless Nigeria!
Johnson Amadi
February 24, 2017 at 7:36 pm
Stop all these sweet words, if he had contested, would you have voted for him? State your reply in one word, Yes or No?
Balarabe musa
February 24, 2017 at 7:51 pm
Yes, he is good to buhari but you are senseless for saying he should have contested, you think osinbajo can become president if he should contested, mind you baba buhari is our president who is doing all these.
JOHNSON PETER
February 24, 2017 at 7:43 pm
Osinbajo is really watching his buhari ‘s back. He has proven to the world that what buhari can’t do, he can do it better. He has taught our senators sense by rejecting their useless proposed laws or bills. Kudos to him but he should not forget he is just an acting President o because power sometimes makes someone loose his mind.
seyi jelili
February 24, 2017 at 9:42 pm
He knows he is an acting President and not the president. Thanks for that advice as you are all bad belle. Osinbajo will still be the president of Nigeria sooner or soonest someday.