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Countries that have recently developed have high literacy rates: Singapore 97%; China 97%, Japan 99%. Even South Africa is 95%. Nigeria is only 62%. Assume you are the President, what steps will you take NOW to ensure a rise in the literacy rates in 20 years? #GovernancePuzzles
Ali Modu Sherif once said that he doesn’t care what is written in the papers about him because only 5% of Borno citizens can read. As President, how will you convince governors to focus on increasing literacy rates in their states, since you can’t force them? #GovernancePuzzles
As President, you’ve seen other countries develop on the back of good education. You desire the same. Governors know that investing in Education doesn’t win elections like roads, flyovers and huge buildings. How will you encourage them to prioritise Education? #GovernancePuzzles
The situation is extremely tough. Oil contributes over 70% of total govt revenue, 90% of export earning but a meagre 8% to our GDP. In clear terms, the govt will become bankrupt in terms of revenue. But the GDP figures offer a little bit of hope, hard choices will have to be made
Our revenue at the budget benchmark could barely pay salaries at N18,000. The govt needs to sit down with labour unions and let them know the reality. Our debt to revenue ratio will become worse, the govt cannot afford to borrow to keep the workforce. That will be suicidal...
This is the time to sit with labour unions, the legislature. The workforce must be trimmed, I will only keep revenue generating agencies and essential workforce with focus on Security, healthcare, Agric, education.
The constitution has to be temporarily amended.
The constitution has to be temporarily amended.
Assume you’re the President of Nigeria or Governor of your state. You’ve recently raised the Minimum Wage from N18,000 to N30,000. Oil prices have now crashed. COVID-19 lockdown has decimated your revenue collection. What will you do? Sack some staff? What? #GovernancePuzzles
Assume that because of the crash in oil prices and crash in revenue as a result of COVID-19, you approach NASS or your State House of Assembly to reduce their salaries & allowances, but they threaten to block your Bills and even impeach you, what will you do? #GovernancePuzzles
The biggest component of the cost of governance is Personnel Costs (salaries and allowances). Total NASS budget is about N120 billion. Total FGN Personnel cost is about N2 Trillion. Even if you totally delete NASS, you only save N120b. What else will you cut? #GovernancePuzzles
@DrJoeAbah's #GovernancePuzzles on corruption got me thinking. Soon, I watched @EfosaOjomo Ted Talks on corruption where he posits brilliantly that investments would prove an antidote to the panacea of corruption.
Here's my take. To overcome the problem of corruption creatively, countries must take a proactive approach, looking to prevent it rather than waiting for the deeds to occur. For starters, we must define corruption and clearly lay out its parameters else we would be everywhere.
I'm limiting my scope to: bribery, extortion, cronyism, nepotism, parochialism, patronage, influence peddling, and embezzlement.
I agree with @EfosaOjomo in saying that scarcity is a contributor. However, justice cannot be commercialized nor privatized to provide surplus.
I agree with @EfosaOjomo in saying that scarcity is a contributor. However, justice cannot be commercialized nor privatized to provide surplus.
60 years after Nigeria’s independence, we still don’t have steady or sufficient electricity. We all agree that having steady and adequate electricity will have a transformative effect on Nigeria’s economy and quality of life. Why don’t we have it and what can we do about it?
In your view, what are the main reasons why we have not had steady and adequate electricity in Nigeria in the last 60 years?
In your view, what steps do we need to take if we are to have steady and adequate electricity in the next 6 years?
