Tinubu created the Ministry of Housing in 1999 and separated it from the Ministry of Works. A policy move to strengthen public housing and PPP

Tinubu constructed:

1059 Units of 2Bedroom bungalows of low income housing Units at Abraham Adesanya commissioned in the year 2000 160 Units of 2-bedroom bungalows at Ibeshe low-income housing scheme. ( allocated and commissioned, May 2005)
4) 114 Duplexes, high-income units at Oba Adeyinka Oyekan 11 Estate Lekki. Completed and commissioned, Sep. 2003

In a discussion with Asiwaju and he kept asking about the benefits associated with having the NIN ( National Identity Number ). Asiwaju believes that the number should come with some social benefits. Access to credit / loans , health insurance, income status. He said the economic benefits of having the NIN will be emphasized to speed up enrollment. Asiwaju wants the credit system to work and he is working with a crack team on this. This is directly from the horse's mouth. He believes that Nigeria should move to a credit based economy

During the @ABATMediaCentre space discussion with HE @OfficialGYBKogi, I reiterated the revenue challenges in Nigeria at national and sub-national levels. Only two states in Nigeria have annual budgets above N500bn. A lot of these states can't finance their budgets without debts. I also made it known that the era of pocket money from Abuja is gradually coming to an end. The revenue-sharing formula must be changed and resource control is a catalyst for development. Kogi is sitting on oil, iron ore, coal, limestone and marble deposits.

The expected oil receipt of the FG at N1.92 trn in 2023, benchmarked at $70. If oil prices drop to about $35 and we may not make 1.6m BPD, we will struggle to make 1.5trn. The entire FG oil revenue is not enough to finance Lagos state budget. Lagos state's budget with 20m people is above N 1.3 trn. At this point it's better to give the oil to the Niger Delta. Let the FG and FIRS collect taxes of 50% on oil and save itself the stress and cost of running the oil agencies.

A New Nigeria in few pictures Lag - Ibadan, Lekki Deep sea port, MMIA, DangRef

Nigeria is pushing for universal health coverage through health insurance and at the same time, trying to keep a blanket healthcare subsidy at the point of use, especially in public healthcare facilities. There is a conflict here. The only form of subsidy should be a safety net for the poor and cross subsidization through health insurance. The public and the private healthcare institutions should adjust to market realities and allow insurers manage the risk.

Some sections of the Lagos Island Maternity was damaged by fire and abandoned before Tinubu became governor. Tinubu rebuilt the hospital, renovated 19 other existing General hospitals that were in a bad shape, established 5 new general hospitals and 49 Primary Health Centres.

https://twitter.com/jarmari01/status/1567036083430461440

Upgraded General Hospital Ikeja to a Teaching Hospital, and established the college of Medicine.
At LASUTH he built the

- eye institute
- new A/E complex
- 4 storey building Pediatrics and Family medicine complex
- BT ward
- sports complex
- Rehabilitation of theatres

Nigeria's fixation of low prices and subsidies will eventually kill the country. A country that can't differentiate between cheap and affordable will continue to make silly economic decisions. Our healthcare system is collapsing and I must say that we have just few years left. The country thinks it's taking care of the poor by depressing prices at hospitals, unfortunately the poor will be the biggest casualty of a collapsed healthcare system. The rich and the middle class will take their usual flight to safety.

Let me share with you, the story of Ndubuisi Michael Uzoegbu, a young student of FUTA from Imo state. I met Michael while I was trying to learn python and R programming. Michael is a brilliant chap and I must confess that FUTA is loaded with talents. Michael is a statistics student in his final year. He didn't have a functional laptop so I got him a brand new laptop to study with. Michael and his friend has successfully built and launched admpredict.com
Admpredict is a model that predicts the chances of admission

Go back to your communities and sort your local issues out. The president appointed Buratai a Borno man, moved the military command centre to Borno, set up operation Zaman Lafiya, there is operation Lafiya Dole, Military base in Katsina, Army University in Biu

https://twitter.com/Yadomah/status/1553096227373318145

New Airforce Base in Katsina / Funtua. Nigerian Airforce drone base in Gombe, Tanks deployed to the theatre, super tucano fighters, Jf - 17 thunder jets, Mi 35 attack helicopters purchased. All Airforce assets are currently on one operation or the other.

Few thing to think about here from these figures.
1. Nigeria has 2.1m. What % do we have in private and state owned Universities.
2. Is it safe to assume that 60% are in FG owned Universities so ASUU is fighting for 1.2m students which approx 0.6% of our population. Nigeria is estimated to have 10m children out of primary school. Millions of students in secondary schools, colleges of education, technical schools and Polytechnics. How much resources is the FG willing to commit to ASUU that represents 0.6% of the Nigerian population?

Any president ready to fix our Debt to Revenue ratio must take harsh decisions and wean Nigeria off subsidies and call the bluff of the NLC, an archaic socialist group of old men

1. Remove fuel subsidy: fuel will sell between 300 - 400 per litre. 2. Increase VAT : Nigeria still has one of the lowest VAT rates in the world. Increase it to 10% from 7.5%

3. Remove forex subsidy and allow the Naira to trade at its value and focus on exports that will earn us revenue.

There is a canal / drainage channel from Jakande / Ologolo that passes the back of circle into Osapa. This channel merges with the drainage channel from Platinum way and Nicon town channel to drain storm water. The refuse from the Jakande market is dumped in the channel. These canal's exit into the Lagoon has been blocked by some estate development. The Lagoon that should receive storm water has been barricaded. The canals filled with dirt from Markets and illegal refuse disposal.

The US spends $81bn annually on its correctional facilities with an average cost of $14,000 - $70,000 per prisoner annually. The FG must understand its priorities. Establishing school of fishing, school of tailoring, agency this and that by the senate aren't priorities. Like I said in 2018, the FG must drop the heavy baggage called the exclusive list. Focus on the basic issues and let the states and LG deal with the rest.
- Security
- Immigration and Border control
- External affairs
- Prisons
- Census
- International trade
- Economic policies

"I will reduce government spending and cut waste" How? Empty talk...
NASS budget is first line, statutory charge. No president unilaterally reduce it.
Agencies are created by acts of Parliament. To close or merge them, you will need the senate & HOR to repeal the laws. Infact the senate is creating more agencies, more universities, more expenditure lines.
No president can sack civil servants. Attempt to downsize and you will see TUC and NLC at your gate. Even the moribund Kaduna refinery, NUPENG and PENGASSAN will shut it down.

Some people around me in my mini constituency believe that the world revolves around them. They live in a bubble and they view all challenges from this perspective. Leadership requires you think, consult and made decisions from a broad perspective. You can be a good problem-solver if you are isolated from realities around. You can be the most brilliant but your decisions will fall flat most times, and you will look stupid. We have challenges around us, area boys, scavengers, loiterers etc. These guys gave been around...

The primaries is an internal process of the APC. The aspirants are there to sell themselves to the delegates not you on the outside. The message is for a focused group. This is why some of you miss it. Where you are meant to sell yourself, you go there with a general message... Meant for public consumption. You must understand the target audience and the message to deliver. This is not the time to share manifestos. If an interviewer says, tell us about yourself, will you start talking about your plans for the company?

Everybody keeps saying "Lagos Agbero" Tinubu empowered Agberos. There are gangs in Massachuset, California, Peckham Boys, gangs in Jo'burg, NewYork. Tinubu in 1999 met a Lagos that was similar to the wild wild West. Gang Lords, crime Lords, OPC, vigilante groups etc. Col. Marwa had Operation sweep, he couldn't achieve the long term goal of keeping the city safe. Tinubu brought RRS and organized the chaotic system. Yes, they needed to be organized because even in NewYork, the system has been unable to rid the city of gangs.

Let me share my thought on Chicken Republic and Economics 101 in the Trenches / developing world / low - middle income market segment. Take your pen and jot things down...
Three factors you need to consider to survive

1. Asset intensity
2. Customer base
3. Product preference Asset intensity - you have to be asset light to keep your CAPEX low. Chicken Republic has a franchise model, digital presence for online orders, distribution partnership with jumia foods, Ace logistics, glovo to shift the risk of distribution.

Last year, I tweeted about the harsh realities of insecurity in the North. All modern air assets are in the north, Tucanos, Mi35s, UAVs. Between 80 - 90% of land assets - tanks, MRAPs, rocket launchers, huge military expenditure in the face of underdevelopment. I wrote that insecurity has become a way of life in these communities. The villagers are in bed with terrorists. The absence of local leadership and governance coupled with poverty makes them easily susceptible to terrorist activities.

Let me share this experience. In 2019, I got an opportunity to lead the Health desk of a multinational company based in Nairobi. Wonderful offer, and I had successfully negotiated $6k - $7k monthly. I wasn't familiar with the cost of living in Nairobi, so I estimated that 7k would be enough to cover my expenses and savings. I had passed the oral and written interview, and my story was good. Every smart Nigerian should be able to tell a good story because life in Nigeria itself is a long story. The position was keenly contested.