Thread by @toluogunlesi

Attending the @OfficialAPCNg Pre-Convention Policy Conference, on “Consolidating Democratic Change.”

Governors @kfayemi, @ProfZulum, Bagudu (Chair PGF) and Minister of Finance @ZShamsuna on the current Panel.

Former DG, PGF, Salihu Lukman moderating. #APCNationalConvention

I’ll try and livetweet using #APCPolicy22 as hashtag.

Minister @FinMinNigeria @ZShamsuna now speaking. #APCPolicy22

HM Finance speaking on the Administration’s priorities:

—Agriculture
—Infrastructure
—Macroeconomic stability
—MSME focus
—Social Investment and Human Capital Devpt

“Budget performance has increased significantly.”

#APCPolicy22

HM @ZShamsuna: “What keeps me awake is revenue. Revenue mobilization is our key focus in @FinMinNigeria. That’s why we developed a Strategic Revenue Growth Initiative, SRGI.”

#APCPolicy22

HM @ZShamsuna: We have seen a growth in Independent revenues (ie revenues from @NigeriaGov Owned Enterprises) from N200B in 2015 to N1.3 Trillion in 2021

#APCPolicy22

HM @ZShamsuna: We have built one of the largest Social Investment programmes in the world — in a time of reduced revenues.
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HM @ZShamsuna: We have implemented fiscal innovations like the Road Infrastructure Investment Tax Credit Scheme (Executive Order 7), and the #PIDFund.

Under EO7, Over a trillion Naira mobilized to over 1,500km of Federal roads nationwide.

#APCPolicy22

Governor of Borno @ProfZulum now speaking on ‘Rebuilding Borno’ and
the nexus between peace, security and development.

“The security situation in Borno and the entire Northeast States has greatly improved, and this is by design.”

#APCPolicy22

Gov @ProfZulum: At one time pre-PMB, 22 LGAs of 27 in Borno were under control of insurgents. Today NONE of the 27 LGAs is under the control of terrorists. And I am pleased to say that the only 2 LGAs not currently occupied by human population will soon be occupied.
#APCPolicy22

Gov @ProfZulum:

We’re Building schools, health centers,houses, etc that will ensure restoration of civil authority in communities across Borno.

We’ve resettled no fewer than 400,000 persons to their communities

Land under cultivation in Borno has increased by 70%
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Gov @ProfZulum: At one point, of the 6 major roads in Borno State, only 1 was open to commuters (Maiduguri to Kano). All other major roads were closed.

Today all our major roads are now completely open.

#APCPolicy22

Gov @ProfZulum: We have, in partnership with @NigeriaGov built more than 20,000 houses - low and medium-cost - in Borno in the last seven years.

The establishment of the Northeast Development Commission (NEDC) has helped ensure return of peace in Borno.

#APCPolicy22

Now speaking, Gov @kfayemi of Ekiti State.

#APCPolicy22

Gov @kfayemi speaking on extensive education reforms in Ekiti State, in primary, secondary and technical/vocational education. “We have been able to do this with significant partnership and support from @NigeriaGov institutions like UBEC and @TETFundNg.”
#APCPolicy22

Gov @kfayemi: Under the @OfficialAPCNg Federal Government, we are seeing increased Partnerships for improved regional corridors, ie States increasingly working together on various fronts, agriculture, security etc.
#APCPolicy22

HM @tundefashola: “Whatever Nigeria’s problems are, the Umbrella is not the solution.”

#APCPolicy22

HM @tundefashola: N18 Billion was our entire Federal budget for roads when we came to office 2015. That was less than the budget for roads in my State. Tells you all about the attitude of the previous Govt to infra. Today our annual Roads budget is around N500B. #APCPolicy22

HM @tundefashola: We currently have 1,101 road contracts (translating to 800 projects, and more than 13,000km of roads) being implemented across Nigeria.

#APCPolicy22

HM @tundefashola: A [@OfficialPDPNig] Vice Presidential candidate once said you cannot drive development with infrastructure. He’s so so wrong and I hope he will not repeat it again… #infrastructure is the way to legitimately distribute money in an economy.

#APCPolicy22

HM @tundefashola: There’s no State in Nigeria where we are not building or renovating roads, houses or Federal Secretariats, or a combination of the three. We are currently building internal roads in 77 Tertiary institutions across Nigeria

#APCPolicy22

HM @tundefashola: We now have facility management contracts in each of 24 Federal Secretariats; each manager employs no fewer than 40 people.

We have 42 bridges under maintenance nationwide.

#APCPolicy22

HM @tundefashola: Under President Buhari we are seeing the Biggest investment in infrastructure in Nigeria since the Reconciliation, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (3Rs) effort after the civil war.

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#APCPolicy22 #APCNationalConvention