What we regard as most important –Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that what is most paramount is for the present government to ensure that it does those things it promised to do.

Osinbajo stated this at the closing of a five-day induction programme for envoys in Abuja on Tuesday.

This was as he called on the recently approved non-career ambassadors-designates to treat all who visit Nigerian embassies, especially the citizens, with respect and dignity.

“The most important thing is to ensure that we do those things that we promised to do and we are determined to do those things. We have the capacity to do those things; we have the presence of mind to do them and we will.

“The most important of course is diversifying our economy to ensure that we are able to produce the various things that we consume.

“More importantly, that we also recognise that everyone who comes to the embassies and even Nigerians in particular are persons who need to be served with respect. That they need to be treated with dignity; they need to be treated with the kind of respect that people should ordinarily expect from those who say that they are serving them.

“I think that it will be very important that all of those who come to our embassies feel that they are respected and that they are treated properly whenever they choose to. The government will work very hard to ensure that we put in place all that is required.

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While he noted that there are complaints that Nigerian embassies do not serve its citizens well and always treat people shabbily and that they lacked facilities, Osinbajo assured that such issues were being looked at and a lot would be done ahead of the resumption of the ambassadors-designate to address them.

He called the envoys to try and familiarise themselves with the policies and programmes of government in order to deliver as well as always remember the three cardinal policies of the present administration, which is economy, security and anti-corruption.

Noting that corruption remains a major concern in the country, he said there must be a consensus to fight it to a standstill.

“We are not short of great ideas, but getting things done remains the issue. I want to say that there is great hope for a turnaround of our economy and that the turnaround is definitely in sight,” Osinbajo said.

He further told the envoys that the ease of doing business programme of the administration was crucial in the efforts to attract foreign investments.

 

 

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