PIC.6. PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ACKNOWLEDGING CHEERS DURING HIS INAUGURATION IN ABUJA ON FRIDAY(29/5/15).
Here are 50 VISIBLE actions since May 29, 2015. These actions clearly prove the fact that Nigeria is on a path of change. What is significant about most of these acts is that they are mostly acts of recovery and corrective measures. This means the nation is clearly changing course from a downward slide to upward growth.
These are VISIBLE acts. Behind these are hundreds of other behind the scene actions which the public eye does not see and whose results are not yet evident.
- Implementation of UNEP report on Ogoniland
- NNPC reforms
- Revamp of the Niger Delta amnesty program through proper verification of beneficiaries and payment of funds.
- Enforcement of fuel price at Naira 87 in most places through DPR
- Gradual stabilization of fuel supply
- Ban on fraudulent foreign vessels lifting oil
- Stream line of local oil importers to check corruption.
- National carrier relaunch project
- Alignment of biometric databases
- Reduction of police allocation to VIP’s
- Restriction of family from use of presidential jets
- Rejection of new official cars worth 400 million naira
- Abolishment of office of first lady
- Presidential salary cut by 50%
- Appointment of quality persons in key roles
- Appointments of persons from perceived opposition States
- Rehabilitation of IDP’s
- Meeting with Bring Back Our Girls campaign group
- Mobilization of Neighboring countries to fight Boko Haram
- Reverse of sack/ conviction of 2500 soldiers
- Relocation of military command to Borno state
- Equipping and morale boosting of military to fight Boko Haram
- Revamp of Nigeria local arms manufacture
- Audit of military arms procurement since 2007
- Dismantling of unnecessary police checkpoints
- Police reform processes
- Single treasury account
- Increased monthly allocation to States despite oil price fall
- Increase in excess crude account by 200 million naira
- Increase in foreign reserves by over 2 billion dollars
- Conversion of State debts to bonds
- Plugging revenue leaks and loopholes
- Increased transparency through regular presentation of Federation accounts
- Audit of federal agencies and parastatals by KPMG and co
- Meetings with Nigerian diaspora groups in South Africa, Niger, USA, etc.
- Reset of relationships with USA one of the Nigeria’s main trading partners
- High level international shuttle diplomacy
- Mediation in Guinea Bissau crises
- Enhancement of power generation through payments to gas suppliers, etc.
- Audit of electricity companies
- Saving funds by ending pilgrimage sponsorships
- Audience and interaction with media
- Establishment of new level of process and procedure in corridors of power e.g. well planned schedules at Aso Rock (based on Dele Momodu’s reports)
- Bringing back a culture of proper planning and thorough process.
- Demonstration of commitment to anti-corruption war- restoration of focus on non-corrupt public officers.
- Constitution of anti-corruption advisory committee
- Revamped and active EFCC and ICPC
- Timely funding of Nigeria Sports commission in preparation for All Africa Games
- Operation of open door policy where both allies and perceived opponents are given access
- Encouragement of new culture of accountability in Army (e.g. formal apology from Army to Benue Governor for soldiers indiscipline and GOC in Lagos order to soldiers against harassment of danfo(bus) drivers)
