NIGERIA UNDER BUHARI HAS BECOME DESTINATION FOR INVESTORS, ASSERTS LAI MOHAMMED
Minister of Information and Culture in Nigeria, Lai Mohammed at the weekend said Nigeria under president Muhammadu Buhari was getting global attention from investors since he took over power.
Lai Mohammed who spoke as guest on a Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) programme, âStepping Upâ said the country has been attractive to investors due to Buhariâs âincorruptible leadershipâ.
âWhat we have witnessed recently have shown beyond doubt that Nigeria is today an investorsâ destination,â Lai Mohammed said.
âLast week we received British Prime Minister, Theresa May. During the visit, several bilateral agreements were signed. Friday of same week, we received German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. Several bilateral agreements were also signed,â
Mohammed claimed âglobal leaders are coming to Nigeria because this government is providing good leadership in the areas of security and infrastructure,â
âThe perception globally about the government is that it is providing an incorruptible leadership, a government that you can do business with, without fear,â
He said Nigeriaâs 24 steps ascension in the ladder of ease of doing business is also another reason it is attracting investors to partner and invest in the country.
The minister said the three cardinal goals driving the administrationâs success were focus, discipline and integrity.
âWe did not invent the Treasury Single Account (TSA), but we are the administration that is disciplined enough to ensure that all proceeds of government go into the TSA,â
âThis has helped a lot. Before now, funds belonging to the government were in thousands of bank accounts and the result was that we were paying a lot of bank charges on the accounts,â
âUnder the old system, the government could not have a holistic idea of how much fund it had, which hampered planning. Today, every penny of government is being paid into TSA. This has helped a lot,â Mohammed said.
He reiterated the government resolve not to coerce or censor but to continue with advocacy and depend on the conscience of media practitioners.
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