Nigeria @57 OCT. 1: Presidency releases Buhari’s 57 achievements

It’s very prominent that many Nigerians are not satisfied
with the performance of President Muhammadu Buhari, since the inception
of his administration.

There has been
reported high level of poverty and economic woes in Nigeria since he clinched the seat of
power. Hence the visible non-participation of most Nigerians in this year’s 1 October celebrations in commemoration of Nigerian’s independence. Now you be the judge of the performance of the APC led Federal Govt
of Nigeria, with President Buhari at the hem of affairs.

The Presidency on Saturday released what it called the 57 achievements
of the Muhammadu Buhari administration as the nation marks 57 years of
Independence.

The list was released by the Vice President’s Office.

The achievements were listed under different categories that included
security and related matters, economy, anti-graft war and others.

Topping the list of Buhari’s achievement under security, according to
the document, is the release of 106 Chibok girls, as well as taking as
captives over 16,000 Boko Haram members.

Other achievements under security are tackling insurgency, decimation
of Boko Haram in the North East, recovering of 14 local governments and
territories previously under Boko Haram’s control in the North East,
rebuilding lives of citizens there, with about one million displaced
persons in the region returning to their communities in two years of
this administration.

The Presidency also listed curbing the incidence of kidnap across the
country, including the arrest of kidnap kingpins and dismantling of
kidnap cells across the country.

Others are restoring morale of the Nigerian military; re-organising and
better equipping of the Nigerian Armed Forces; purchase of 12
Super-Tucano aircraft worth $600m to aid the Nigerian military’s current
operations in the North East; ensuring continued peace in the Niger
Delta through consistent funding of the FG amnesty programme for
ex-militants; and the introduction of an improved mechanism for
distribution of aid to IDPs in the North East through the establishment
of the Special Intervention Programme of the Federal Government called
door-to-door strategy.

On economy, the document listed the implementation of the National
Economic Recovery and Growth Plan to aid economic recovery and taking
the country out of her worst recession in 29 years, despite fall in oil
prices.

It noted that N1.2trn was expended on capital/infrastructure projects
nationwide, describing it as a milestone in the nation’s history.

It also mentioned the effective implementation of the Treasury Single
Account, and increasing government revenue by over N3trn as well as
entrenching transparency and accountability.

It cited the implementation of the Bank Verification Number, thus
tackling corruption by plugging loopholes for siphoning of public funds
and tracking of illicit funds through multiple accounts

On ease of doing business, it said the Federal Government signed into
law two bills from the National Assembly (the Secured Transactions in
Movable Assets Act, 2017 (otherwise known as Collateral Registry Act)
and the Credit Reporting Act, 2017) which has facilitated access to more
affordable credit for Nigerians, fast tracked budget submissions and
promotes Made-in-Nigeria products.

The establishment of the Presidential Quarterly Business Forum to
enhance interaction and private sector participation in the development
of the economy, as well as institutionalising E-governance setting the
foundation for the creation of a truly digital economy were also
mentioned.

On anti-graft war, the document mentioned prosecution of alleged
corrupt public officers and recovering billions of naira of stolen
public funds; the successful establishment of the whistle-blower policy;
signing of Executive Order 004 – Voluntary Income Asset Declaration
Scheme which aims to increase tax awareness and compliance, and reduce
incidence of tax evasion.

Others are signing of agreements with a number of nations to provide
Automatic Exchange of Information; signing of the Extradition Treaty
between Nigeria and United Arab Emirates toward strengthening Nigeria’s
anti-corruption campaign; and the establishmen of PACAC – a think-tank
that has provided leadership, direction and also built capacity of
personnel in the fight against corruption.

Under the last category, the Presidency mentioned the eradication of
polio in the country and the introduction of the One Primary Health
Centre per ward programme of the Federal Government.