The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is one that is designed
to getting things done, Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has said.
Noting that Nigerians have never lacked ideas, he stated that time has
come for the nation to transform brilliant ideas into reality by
diligently following-up on plans and coming together to achieve
objectives.
Osinbajo stated this after receiving at the Presidential Villa, a
delegation of Nigerian CEOs who attended the Indian Manufacturing
Conclave-an industrial conference- last month in New Delhi.
“Almost all of us are certain about what the country needs to do but the
critical problem is the capacity to get things done. What is important is
what we do with all the ideas,” according to the Vice President.
Prof. Osinbajo listened to the conference experiences from the trip shared
by members of the delegation, including on different sectors and areas of
the economy such as Power & Energy, ICT, Maritime, Financing, SMEs etc.
The Vice President then commended the business leaders for their efforts
and the visit to his office, adding that “Nigerians know what to do, but
the time has come to really work on getting things done. The problem has
been on how to really get things done.”
He called on all Nigerians in their different callings and endeavors to
work together, adding that it is the intention of the Buhari presidency
“to look for ways that the important sectors of our national life will
work together, and also get key sectors to work together with the
government.”
Besides, the Vice President noted government’s determination to encourage
‘Made in Nigeria’ products including electric meters needed for billing.
He also encouraged linkages between federal research agencies and industry
in order to develop local technological innovations.
Earlier, the leader of the delegation, Mr. Osaro Eghabamen, SAN, commended
the government for facilitating a public and private sectors’
collaboration regarding the Conclave in India, and this according to him,
enabled the delegation learn a lot especially in the areas of ICT, ship
building and using SMEs to grow the economy among others.