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Last week we hosted a 2-day Presidential Policy Dialogue Session at the State House. God willing, the proposals from this session will be discussed and finalized with our incoming Ministers in the coming weeks, as they take on their portfolios. 
One important lesson from the Dialogue is that as we benchmark Nigeria against other countries, we must not lose sight of the laws, regulations, geography, culture, history and other factors that make us Nigerians. The only right answer is the one tailored to our specific needs.
This is our driving philosophy as a Government: “Made in Nigeria solutions for uniquely Nigerian problems.”
From our partnership with the Kingdom of Morocco to revive dozens of abandoned fertilizer blending plants across the country; to the Anchor Borrowers’ Program that provides cheap credit to small scale farmers to buy the right inputs that will lead to enhanced yields.
From the food security program that we developed to provide capital to large scale food processors to enable them off-take the grains produced by our farmers; to the policies we introduced to restrict imports and support the consumption of locally-produced food items.
In infrastructure, through the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF), we are investing in strategic projects across the country such as the Second Niger Bridge, Lagos Ibadan Express Way and the Abuja – Kaduna – Kano highway.
Our goal is to implement initiatives that will lift Nigerians out of poverty through mass employment and social safety nets. We must all keep in mind that a successful economy is one where prosperity is felt by the majority.
