I have read the response of the PDP as released by Olisa my brother. I disagree with the PDP position. I think this budget has carefully articulated programs to stimulate development. I will make an attempt to provide an analysis.
The full details of the budget are not yet available but I will take the President’s speech as a bedrock.
The largest share for capital vote went to infrastructure that is power, works, roads and housing. The largest share for recurrent went to education. I love this.
This means the Fed Govt seeks to stimulate growth in the business sectors by investing in infrastructure. And the future of Nigeria is being invested in by the focus on education. In addition the Govt is funding a scheme to employ 500,000 guaduate teachers for states and local govts. I love this too.
It means that the primary and secondary schools can expect a new generation of teachers that are Internet savvy and who belong to the Jet age. The Govt needs to make sure these new teachers are monitored so that standards can be high. The new teachers should also be encouraged to see their roles as a special national assignment so that moral and enthusiasm remains very high. I think giving them a special name or title will help and will go a long way.
The President equally talked about a commitment to private sector led job creation. He said they will fund loans for market women. I like this but I would rather like to see the model and procedure of disbursement of the loans.
I NEVER DID LIKE the YOUWIN program of GEJ as the grants were not repaid and so golden opportunities for repayment recycling were lost. There was no scheme to maintain the beneficiaries in a program for reeducation and sustainable success in business. If asked I am not sure the Fed Govt knows how many YOUWIN entrepreneurs are still in business.
We need to wait to get the break Down from the budget and planning minister and the minister of finance. However I am sure whatever they will say will not be too far from the analysis I have provided above.
If they can equally stimulate foreign exchange inflows by attracting more remittances, more investment and expanding non oil export revenues then the Naira will stop falling. In order to build the Naira back they must find a way to cut down on our import bills and expand away from our import dependent economy. There is no other way.
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