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Despite knowing the flaws of President Muhammadu Buhari's administration, and the first shot of the All Progressives Congress at the Presidency, the federal government of Nigeria has also been able to record successes in some areas though may not yield great results at the moment but worthy of note and mention.
These are:
1. Anti Corruption Fight:
President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war was the major element that drove his campaign and consequent election into office. The change mantra of the All Progressives Congress was hinged on 'Anti-corruption fight' and the country is currently witnessing a massive clean up of corruption mess,with the introduction of various policies through government machinery.
Although, this may not be a smooth ride as a one-time nation whose rank of corruption is widely compared to other West African nation, yet as much as the government of President Muhammadu Buhari fights corruption, the system invariably fights back in a powerful way.
In one of his speeches, the President attributed delay in corruption fight with the judiciary, amounting to how judges and lawyers aided corrupt officials to delay justice.
So far, the president has recorded remarkable achievement in the fight against corruption as Nigeria can now be seen a nation seriously combating the menace.
2. Treasury Single account - When the gains of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration are counted, the implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy will make the list. Before the policy, Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) operated thousands of questionable and poorly monitored bank accounts. This bred systemic corruption, compromised revenue remittances and deposit dormancy.
But the implementation of the policy was not a walk in the park. The government’s initial attempts to adopt TSA were unsuccessful, as the CBN lacked the technological capacity to manage the retail aspect of the policy. RTGS, a Swedish eTechnology platform, was expected to drive the payment leg of the project, but was found unsuitable for retail payments. That was when SystemSpecs came into the picture. Through the company’s flagship software Remita, which powers the TSA, the government has been able to recover over N3 trillion of its cash assets lying dormant in Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and 40,000 ghost workers have been flushed out of the public sector, a statement credited to the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said.
3. Electricity: Under President Buhari, the Federal Government agreed to a 50 million Euro (about N11.15 billion) loan agreement with French government for capacity-building and upgrade of power training facilities in Nigeria. The country also signed a $237 million agreement with World Bank to improve power.
With all these and the appointment of former Governor of Lagos state at the Ministry of Power, No doubt there have been tremendously change in the power ministry though not without challenges. The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari witnessed electricity generation at its peak with abput 5,074 mega watts last February. The government have also embarked on other source of electricity generation for the country and with time, the nation may witness a massive power generation.
4. Security: The relocation of the Nigerian Military Command Centre to Maiduguri, since May 2015, contributed to the success in the fight against insurgency in the North Eastern part of the country. As at February 2016, the total number of persons rescued by the Nigerian troops during the ongoing operations in the North East came to 11,595
Also, since December 2015, the well-motivated and rejuvenated Nigerian Military has regained all Nigerian territories previously under Boko Haram control and the nation has also witnessed a broke ties within the terrorist group – Boko Haram.
The regional cooperation in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency and violent extremism, through the operations of the 8,500 strong Multi-National Joint Task Force in N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, currently headed by a Nigeria military general have also recorded a remarkable success.
Nigeria has provided $21million to the Task Force since June 2015 and is committed to an additional $79 million, bringing the total of Nigeria’s commitment to the Task Force to $100 million, this was part of what the Presidency listed as achievements during the May 29, 2016 first year celebration.
5. Ogoni Clean Up: Implementation of the Ogoni Report: Presidential approval for the Implementation of United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) report 2010 for the clean-up of Ogoniland with regards to oil pollution and inclusion of stakeholders in the process of implementation is another major success of the present government.
6. Rail Services: President Muhammadu Buhari in July 2016 commissioned the the $1.457 billion Abuja- Kaduna rail services at Idu Station in Abuja, project started by his predecessors.
The Abuja-Kaduna rail line is one of the first standard gauge railway modernisation projects (SGRMP) undertaken in Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa. The standard gauge line connects federal capital city Abuja with its commercial capital Kaduna, enabling faster movement of goods and people between the two cities.
The construction of the Abuja-Kaduna rail line started in February 2011. The China Civil and Engineering Construction Company (CCECC), which is also constructing the Lagos Rail Mass Transit System in Nigeria, built the line for the Nigerian Federal Government.
The project employed approximately 4,000 people and is expected to create more than 5,000 additional jobs during operation.
These are:
1. Anti Corruption Fight:
President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war was the major element that drove his campaign and consequent election into office. The change mantra of the All Progressives Congress was hinged on 'Anti-corruption fight' and the country is currently witnessing a massive clean up of corruption mess,with the introduction of various policies through government machinery.
Although, this may not be a smooth ride as a one-time nation whose rank of corruption is widely compared to other West African nation, yet as much as the government of President Muhammadu Buhari fights corruption, the system invariably fights back in a powerful way.
In one of his speeches, the President attributed delay in corruption fight with the judiciary, amounting to how judges and lawyers aided corrupt officials to delay justice.
So far, the president has recorded remarkable achievement in the fight against corruption as Nigeria can now be seen a nation seriously combating the menace.
2. Treasury Single account - When the gains of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration are counted, the implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy will make the list. Before the policy, Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) operated thousands of questionable and poorly monitored bank accounts. This bred systemic corruption, compromised revenue remittances and deposit dormancy.
But the implementation of the policy was not a walk in the park. The government’s initial attempts to adopt TSA were unsuccessful, as the CBN lacked the technological capacity to manage the retail aspect of the policy. RTGS, a Swedish eTechnology platform, was expected to drive the payment leg of the project, but was found unsuitable for retail payments. That was when SystemSpecs came into the picture. Through the company’s flagship software Remita, which powers the TSA, the government has been able to recover over N3 trillion of its cash assets lying dormant in Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and 40,000 ghost workers have been flushed out of the public sector, a statement credited to the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said.
3. Electricity: Under President Buhari, the Federal Government agreed to a 50 million Euro (about N11.15 billion) loan agreement with French government for capacity-building and upgrade of power training facilities in Nigeria. The country also signed a $237 million agreement with World Bank to improve power.
With all these and the appointment of former Governor of Lagos state at the Ministry of Power, No doubt there have been tremendously change in the power ministry though not without challenges. The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari witnessed electricity generation at its peak with abput 5,074 mega watts last February. The government have also embarked on other source of electricity generation for the country and with time, the nation may witness a massive power generation.
4. Security: The relocation of the Nigerian Military Command Centre to Maiduguri, since May 2015, contributed to the success in the fight against insurgency in the North Eastern part of the country. As at February 2016, the total number of persons rescued by the Nigerian troops during the ongoing operations in the North East came to 11,595
Also, since December 2015, the well-motivated and rejuvenated Nigerian Military has regained all Nigerian territories previously under Boko Haram control and the nation has also witnessed a broke ties within the terrorist group – Boko Haram.
The regional cooperation in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency and violent extremism, through the operations of the 8,500 strong Multi-National Joint Task Force in N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, currently headed by a Nigeria military general have also recorded a remarkable success.
Nigeria has provided $21million to the Task Force since June 2015 and is committed to an additional $79 million, bringing the total of Nigeria’s commitment to the Task Force to $100 million, this was part of what the Presidency listed as achievements during the May 29, 2016 first year celebration.
5. Ogoni Clean Up: Implementation of the Ogoni Report: Presidential approval for the Implementation of United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) report 2010 for the clean-up of Ogoniland with regards to oil pollution and inclusion of stakeholders in the process of implementation is another major success of the present government.
6. Rail Services: President Muhammadu Buhari in July 2016 commissioned the the $1.457 billion Abuja- Kaduna rail services at Idu Station in Abuja, project started by his predecessors.
The Abuja-Kaduna rail line is one of the first standard gauge railway modernisation projects (SGRMP) undertaken in Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa. The standard gauge line connects federal capital city Abuja with its commercial capital Kaduna, enabling faster movement of goods and people between the two cities.
The construction of the Abuja-Kaduna rail line started in February 2011. The China Civil and Engineering Construction Company (CCECC), which is also constructing the Lagos Rail Mass Transit System in Nigeria, built the line for the Nigerian Federal Government.
The project employed approximately 4,000 people and is expected to create more than 5,000 additional jobs during operation.
