50 VISIBLE Progress Nigeria Has Made Since May 29, 2015

50 VISIBLE Progress Nigeria Has Made Since May
29, 2015
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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.
1. Implementation of UNEP report on Ogoniland
2. NNPC reforms
3. Revamp of the Niger Delta amnesty program
through proper verification of beneficiaries
and payment of funds.
4. Enforcement of fuel price at Naira 87 in most
places through DPR
5. Gradual stabilization of fuel supply
6. Ban on fraudulent foreign vessels lifting oil
7. Stream line of local oil importers to check
corruption.
8. National carrier relaunch project
9. Alignment of biometric databases
10. Reduction of police allocation to VIP’s
11. Restriction of family from use of presidential
jets
12. Rejection of new official cars worth 400
million naira
13. Abolishment of office of first lady
14. Presidential salary cut by 50%
15. Appointment of quality persons in key roles
16. Appointments of persons from perceived
opposition States
17. Rehabilitation of IDP’s
18. Meeting with Bring Back Our Girls campaign
group
19. Mobilization of Neighboring countries to fight
Boko Haram
20. Reverse of sack/ conviction of 2500 soldiers
21. Relocation of military command to Borno
state
22. Equipping and morale boosting of military to
fight Boko Haram
23. Revamp of Nigeria local arms manufacture
24. Audit of military arms procurement since
2007
25. Dismantling of unnecessary police
checkpoints
26. Police reform processes
27. Single treasury account
28. Increased monthly allocation to States
despite oil price fall
29. Increase in excess crude account by 200
million naira
30. Increase in foreign reserves by over 2 billion
dollars
31. Conversion of State debts to bonds
32. Plugging revenue leaks and loopholes
33. Increased transparency through regular
presentation of Federation accounts
34. Audit of federal agencies and parastatals by
KPMG and co
35. Meetings with Nigerian diaspora groups in
South Africa, Niger, USA, etc.
36. Reset of relationships with USA one of the
Nigeria’s main trading partners
37. High level international shuttle diplomacy
38. Mediation in Guinea Bissau crises
39. Enhancement of power generation through
payments to gas suppliers, etc.
40. Audit of electricity companies
41. Saving funds by ending pilgrimage
sponsorships
42. Audience and interaction with media
43. 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)
44. Bringing back a culture of proper planning
and thorough process.
45. Demonstration of commitment to anti-
corruption war- restoration of focus on non-
corrupt public officers.
46. Constitution of anti-corruption advisory
committee
47. Revamped and active EFCC and ICPC
48. Timely funding of Nigeria Sports commission
in preparation for All Africa Games
49. Operation of open door policy where both
allies and perceived opponents are given
access
50. 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)