At Next Level, We Will Increase Opportunities For Nigerians To Live Better Lives
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- Speech Delivered At The 11th Bola Tinubu Colloquium In Abuja
"We are here for the 11th edition of the Bola Tinubu Colloquium. This is a yearly development gathering where we try to question and interrogate some of the difficult questions on economic and social development, not just in Nigeria, but also across the world.
We do it in celebration of a man who has spent the last thirty years of his life in creative and catalytic public service. He has from his days as Governor of Lagos State, provided clarity of thought and pioneering vision in all aspects of governance.
He is not a lawyer, but there are few Nigerians who have provoked so many legal controversies and constitutional challenges, resulting in several landmark judicial rulings, especially in the area of federalism, and what today is loosely described today as restructuring.
Many of us know, of course, that he is not an engineer, but a lot of his vision is what is responsible for what we see today in Lagos. The BRT, the Lekki Industrial Zone, even the Eko Atlantic Project, a private project which he initiated as governor of Lagos state and of course, the reform in the tax system in Lagos.
Today, Lagos earns more in Internally Generated Revenue than 31 States of Nigeria put together. That reform began in 2001with the very innovative way in which he reformed the tax system and created an independent system - the Lagos Inland Revenue Service. Several African countries and States of Nigeria have engaged the LIRS as consultants for their own reform efforts...
Let me say a word or two about the Next Level. As you know, the expression Next Level itself is our political campaign slogan in this last election. And what we were saying was simply that there was a next phase to what our country has seen. There are many who will say that there were many things that were promised in 2015, which have not yet been realized. I think the best way of putting is to simply say that our country, for the first time is experiencing the type of leadership that is bound to lead us to where it is that we are purposed for ourselves as a government.
In my view, the honest leadership, leadership with the integrity of our president, President Muhammadu Buhari, is a very important component of getting anywhere at all in all of our development plans. I had said before at the last colloquium that Nigeria’s main problem is not the lack of ideas, it is not the lack of projects and programmes. It was most of the time, especially with the leadership in the past, it was a lack of integrity in leadership and corruption, in particular, was the reason why we were finding it difficult to make progress.
I explained that that’s why we earned $383billion in four years, 2010 - 2014, the highest ever in the history of our country, and yet Lagos-Ibadan Expressway was not done. Lagos-Kano Railway and all that is being done today, not done then. We cannot point to a single major infrastructure project that was completed in the 10-year period, despite the high earnings, including power.
So, a government coming after so many years of waste must be a government, first, that emphasizes fiscal prudence, a government that emphasizes integrity in public finance so that it would manage the little resources to achieve the maximum that can be achieved. And that is what President Muhammadu Buhari set out to do. As I keep saying, the president has never claimed to be an orator. He just gets things done.
It was under President Muhammadu Buhari that three of the four refineries that we have today were built when he was Minister of Petroleum Resources. 3500km of pipelines were built by him as Minister of Petroleum Resources in a three-year period. So, there is a track record, not of talking, but of just getting things done. And this is what we have seen in the past four years. That is why we were able to set aside money for the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. And that is going on at present. That is why we opened up the first phase of the Lagos-Kano Railway that was commissioned a couple of weeks ago i.e the Lagos-Abeokuta-Ibadan phase of that project. The Itakpe-Warri Railway, now completed after 35 years of being on the books.
We now have that light rail from the airport to Idu here in Abuja, same as several other infrastructural projects. Mambila Hydro has been on the cards for 40 years. We have just put together resources to begin that project and we will complete that project.
For us, infrastructure is critical at the Next Level. You cannot have a situation where you have the kind of power situation we have today and expect transformative progress.
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Outstanding vision, work and commitment...well done to all of you
This video hasn't aged that well for Yemi Osinbajo.
I wish him the best in his future endeavours.
Professor Yemi Osinbajo! The golden leader of our time. Very vibrant, active, agile, intelligent and smart. He is not just a Vice President, He is the brain behind a rebuilding Nigeria. God will bless our amiable leader.
Our Vice President, our beloved Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
Bodiaye, may Osanobua-God be with you now and always.
I can only ask for our peoples to become more enlightened, on the modern global defence and security issues affecting our daily lives and decision-making abilities for everyone in diaspora.
Even the well-educated are very unsuccessful here in the UK, and in Europe. Due to the negative systemic human characteristics and nature of a peoples.
We continue to work very hard, but we need more support as to even return home, to rebuild Nigeria and to reaffirm our natural tradition.
May Osanobua-God bless you, now and always.
Prof is blessed with wisdom.
May God be with you Sir!
In deed you are a leader and a hero Mr vice president we are so proud of you and the country you represent.
The best and the only great vice president of our country more strength and wisdom be upon you sir.
Thank God for men like Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu that helped to raise men like professor Yemi Osinbajo.
Nigeria!
Just left yesterday, no good roads, no electricity, no jobs, graduates wonders about, no good healthcare, education system 🤔 Did I hear development from VP🤔
I 😢 for Nigeria
Please let's fix it together 🙏
Thank you!! They think we are all shtupid!!
then, can U pls tell me d village part of Nigeria u went to??? b realistic abeg, not jst repeating hearsays all around...
@@adekogbetope537 I can tell you. I went to Ajao Estate, Lagos State. The roads were shocking!! Death-traps! The pot-holes so wide and deep, it's a wonder that people are not killed everyday!! Everybody uses a generator because the electricity was intermittent! The same story in Enugu State. No running water, terrible roads and no electricity for days!! The politicians do not live the same lives as ordinary Nigerians. I was in Nigeria in Feb-March 2018. Only corrupt politicians would speak of any kind of development in Nigeria!!
@@adaama2283 Thanks for the details. I am surprised there was no response to you comment...
Man of wisdom.
APC GATHERING. ALL WE WANT IS SERVICE DELIVERY NOT NOISE ABOUT ONE MAN WHO IS AFTER HIS BUSINESS EMPIRE. Thanks
The JAGABAN of the world, the fearless and courageous National leader... Many more years
It's only in Nigeria that you see a high ranking executive member like V.P coming out to lay emphasis on a common rail way projects with a locomotive system as a major project. While other developing countries are carrying out massive transportation system that will suit the taste of time. Nigeria na WA
Which project did Obasanjo & Good luck vice emphasized on during their administration?
It is a pointer to our collapse!
The finger print experts stuff is interesting, especially in the current election (2023) tribunals. What goes around comes around???
Did they say this man is born-again ???
He's a defined disgrace to Clergy and Christian faith
end time has come
Meaning?
Jagaban of the universe, really Pastor? God is in charge of the universe.
Men of mendacity
Buhari APC is the problem of Nigeria. APC is the Thugs party
Tinubu is such an amazing leader who always put the interest of the people above self and that hasade him the best political strategics Nigeria have ever have. May you leave long and May Nigeria succeed
Why are all these old men chewing gum or whatever in a public gathering like this? It's uncouth!
Pastor Osibanjo the Vice President federal republic of Nigeria, pls sir a point of correction Tinunbu isn’t the Jagaban of the Universe, Jesus is! Just in case you’ve forgotten sir!
Stories
excellencies in mediocrity and corruption!
Do u mean Atiku your mentor ?
Woah you don’t even know what am about and you’ve already jumped to conclusion. Typical joker. If u must know, all of them, apc pdp, excellencies in corruption!
This pastor needs to repent for lying too much,nawaoo
Yemi Osinbajo stop deceiving yourself fake pastor. Uk police is not Nigeria police.Tinubu is not man enough to come to Uk, to inference UK police he will be put in jail
Nonsensical nonsense
All their intelligence and academical achievements is all about how fluent they speaks English and no future plan for the folks is deposited in their chicken brains😂
I agree with you!