Independence day: Presidency list 57 achievements of the Buhari-led administration

Personal Assistant to President Buhari on New Media, Bashir
Ahmad, listed 57 achievements of the Buhari-led
administration to commemorate the 57th independence day
celebration. Read the list below...
1. Release of 106 Chibok girls, as well as over 16,000
persons in Boko Haram captivity.
2. Tackling insurgency, decimation of Boko Haram in the
North East.
3. Recovering 14 local governments and territories
previously under Boko Haram control in the North East,
rebuilding lives of citizens there; about one million displaced
persons in the NE have returned to their communities in two
years of this administration.
4. Curbing the incidence of kidnap across the country.
(Arrest of kidnap kingpins and dismantling of kidnap cells
across the country)
5. Restoring morale of the Nigerian military; re-organizing
and better equipping the Nigerian Armed Forces.
6. Purchase of 12 Super-Tucano aircrafts worth $600 million
to aid the Nigerian military’s current operations in the North
East.
7. Ensuring continued peace in the Niger Delta through
consistent funding of the FG amnesty programme for ex-
militants.
8. 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. (Door-to-door strategy)
ECONOMY
9. Implementing the National Economic Recovery and
Growth Plan (ERGP) to aid economic recovery, taking the
country out of her worst recession in 29 years, despite fall in
oil prices.
10. N1.2 trillion expended on capital/infrastructure projects
nationwide, a milestone in the nation’s history.
11. Effective implementation of the Treasury Single Account,
and increasing government revenue by over N3 trillion as
well as entrenching transparency and accountability.
12. Implementation of the Bank Verification Number (BVN),
thus tackling corruption by plugging loopholes for siphoning
of public fund and tracking of illicit funds through multiple
accounts
13. Ease of doing business: the Federal Government signed
into law two bills from the National Assembly (Acts are 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-Nigeriaproducts.
14. Establishment of the Presidential Quarterly Business
Forum to enhance interaction and private sector
participation in the development of the economy.
15. Institutionalizing E-governance setting the foundation for
the creation of a truly digital economy.
16. Creation of opportunities for youths to leverage
innovation in technology through the introduction of the Aso
Villa Demo Day (AVDD) through which over N700 million has
been disbursed to young entrepreneurs.
17. The revitalization of the Made-in-Nigeria campaign.
(Emphasis on consumption of local products gain grounds)
18. Implementing reforms in the civil service which has led
to the elimination of over 30,000 ghost workers, thereby
saving the country billions of naira monthly.
19. Massive investments in agriculture, e.g, Anchors
Borrowers Programme to improve local produce, improving
fertiliser distribution and access across states through the
Presidential Fertilizer Initiative.
20. Reduction in rice imports as a result of government’s
policies that has encouraged massive rice production across
Nigeria.
21. Improving transport infrastructure (rail and road);
construction work ongoing on the Lagos-Ibadan
Expressway, renovation of Abuja International Airport
runway, completion of Abuja – Kaduna Railway among
others.
22. Social Investment Programmes (SIP): N-Power Volunteer
Scheme creating jobs for over 200,000 (and still counting)
unemployed graduates in all the 36 states and the FCT.
23. SIP: Ongoing Government Enterprise and Empowerment
(GEEP) Scheme; commenced in November 2016 in
collaboration with the Bank of Industry, where soft loans
ranging from N10, 000 to N100, 000 have been given to over
189,000 market women and traders across different states.
24. SIP: Home Grown School Feeding Programme, where
almost three million schoolchildren have been fed, while tens
of thousands of cooks have been engaged in their respective
states.
25. SIP: Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) scheme, under
which about 25,000 less privileged Nigerians so far are now
being funded with the monthly N5,000 stipend in 9 pilot
States (Bauchi, Borno, Cross Rivers, Ekiti, Kwara, Kogi,
Niger, Osun and Oyo). More beneficiaries are expected to be
added in more states.
26. The establishment of MSMEs Clinics, a small Business
support programme to support entrepreneurs and small
businesses in different states.
27. Establishment of One-Stop-Shops to support policies on
Ease of Doing Business.
28. The take-off of the 2nd Niger Bridge.
29. Phasing out subsidy for petroleum products, elimination
of fuel scarcity and queues in petrol stations.
30. Implementation of the FG Niger Delta new vision, a
comprehensive road map to improve livelihood and social
infrastructure.
31. Improved power generation nationwide adding
$500million to Nigeria’s sovereign wealth fund and about
$87million to its excess crude account.
32. The creation of the N30billion Solid Minerals
Development Fund.
33. Encouraging the patronage of local contents and
increasing export in agriculture.
34. Signing of Executive Order 001 which is the promotion of
transparency and efficiency in the business environment - to
ensure that public servants offer prompt service in a
predictable and transparent manner, and sanction undue
delays.
35. Signing of Executive Order 002 which is on prompt
submission of annual budgetary estimates by all statutory
and non-statutory agencies of the Federal Government
including incorporated companies wholly owned by FG.
36. Bailout of cash crunch states; about N689 billion to 27
states of the federation to pay salaries in 2015.
37. Complete refund of Paris loan deductions to states
(unprecedented).
38. Implementing the 2011 UNEP report for the ongoing
Ogoni clean-up process after decades of oil spills and
pollution.
39. Modification of the tax system so that it is more
efficient.
40. Reforms in the airports (reconstruction of the Abuja
airport runway and ongoing work at the Lagos airport).
41. Reforms at the nation’s seaports (Issues with cargo
clearance at the ports addressed)
42. Improved duration (under 48 hours) for visa approval
especially for investors.
43. Resuscitation of the nation’s refineries which are now
working at 50 percent capacity for the first time in over a
decade.
44. Eleven of the dead 33 fertilizer plants have been
resuscitated while four others are to be revived shortly and
this has profound impact on the ongoing revolution in the
agricultural sector.
45. For the first time in more than 45 years, the Mambila
Power Plant is set to take off with the allocation of
$5.6billion for its realization and an expected 3,050 MW
output upon completion.
46. Increasing external reserves to a 13 month high of $33
billion from $29.13 billion which has surpassed the ERGPs
target of $30.56 billion despite global low oil prices and
production challenges.
47. Cancellation of the Joint Venture cash calls with oil
multinational companies operating in Nigeria (For the first
time in the history of the industry) which has led to savings
of billions of dollars lost to fictitious contract payments.
48. Release of N2 billion take off grant for the Maritime
University as part of measures to address agitations in the
Niger Delta region.
49. The new development bank of Nigeria (DBN) is finally
taking off with initial funding of $1.3billion (provided by the
World Bank, German Development Bank, African Development
Bank, Agence Francaise De Development) to provide medium
and long term loans to MSMEs.
ANTI – GRAFT WAR.
50. Improving Nigeria’s international image and regional
cooperation with neighbouring countries in fighting
insurgency.
51. Anti-corruption war: Prosecuting alleged corrupt public
officers and recovering billions of naira of stolen public
funds; the successful establishment of the whistle-blower
policy.
52. Signing of Executive Order 004 – Voluntary Income
Asset Declaration Scheme (VAIDS). This aims to increase
tax awareness and compliance, and reduce incidence of tax
evasion.
53. Signing of agreements with a number of nations to
provide Automatic Exchange of Information.
54. Signing of the Extradition Treaty between Nigeria and
United Arab Emirates (UAE) toward strengthening Nigeria’s
anti-corruption campaign.
55. Establishment of PACAC – a think-tank that has
provided leadership, direction and also built capacity of
personnel in the fight against corruption.
OTHERS
56. Eradication of polio disease in the country.
57. The introduction of the One Primary Health Centre per
ward programme of the Federal Government.
Happy Independence Day Nigeria