01/10/2017
57 ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE BUHARI-LED ADMINISTRATION.
SECURITY & RELATED MATTERS
1. Release of 106 Chibok girls, as well as over 16,000 persons in Boko Haram
captivity.
2. Tackling insurgency, decimation of Boko Haram in the North East.
3. Recovering 14 local governments and territories previously under Boko Haram
control in the North East, rebuilding lives of citizens there; about one million
displaced persons in the NE have returned to their communities in two years of
this administration.
4. Curbing the incidence of kidnap across the country. (Arrest of kidnap kingpins
and dismantling of kidnap cells across the country)
5. Restoring morale of the Nigerian military; re-organizing and better equipping
the Nigerian Armed Forces.
6. Purchase of 12 Super-Tucano aircrafts worth $600 million to aid the Nigerian
military’s current operations in the North East.
7. Ensuring continued peace in the Niger Delta through consistent funding of the
FG amnesty programme for ex-militants.
8. Introduction of an improved mechanism for distribution of aid to IDPs in the
North East through the establishment of the Special Intervention Programme of
the Federal Government. (Door-to-door strategy)
ECONOMY
9. Implementing the National Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) to
aid economic recovery, taking the country out of her worst recession in 29
years, despite fall in oil prices.
10. N1.2 trillion expended on capital/infrastructure projects nationwide, a
milestone in the nation’s history.
11. Effective implementation of the Treasury Single Account, and increasing
government revenue by over N3 trillion as well as entrenching transparency and
accountability.
12. Implementation of the Bank Verification Number (BVN), thus tackling
corruption by plugging loopholes for siphoning of public fund and tracking of
illicit funds through multiple accounts
13. Ease of doing business: the Federal Government signed into law two bills
from the National Assembly (Acts are the Secured Transactions in Movable
Assets Act, 2017 (otherwise known as Collateral Registry Act) and the Credit
Reporting Act, 2017) which has facilitated access to more affordable credit for
Nigerians, fast tracked budget submissions and promotes Made-in-Nigeria
products.
14. Establishment of the Presidential Quarterly Business Forum to enhance
interaction and private sector participation in the development of the economy.
15. Institutionalizing E-governance setting the foundation for the creation of a
truly digital economy.
16. Creation of opportunities for youths to leverage innovation in technology
through the introduction of the A*o Villa Demo Day (AVDD) through which over
N700 million has been disbursed to young entrepreneurs.
17. The revitalization of the Made-in-Nigeria campaign. (Emphasis on
consumption of local products gain grounds)
18. Implementing reforms in the civil service which has led to the elimination of
over 30,000 ghost workers, thereby saving the country billions of naira monthly.
19. Massive investments in agriculture, e.g, Anchors Borrowers Programme to
improve local produce, improving fertiliser distribution and access across states
through the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative.
20. Reduction in rice imports as a result of government’s policies that has
encouraged massive rice production across Nigeria.
21. Improving transport infrastructure (rail and road); construction work ongoing
on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, renovation of Abuja International Airport
runway, completion of Abuja – Kaduna Railway among others.
22. Social Investment Programmes (SIP): N-Power Volunteer Scheme creating
jobs for over 200,000 (and still counting) unemployed graduates in all the 36
states and the FCT.
23. SIP: Ongoing Government Enterprise and Empowerment (GEEP) Scheme;
commenced in November 2016 in collaboration with the Bank of Industry, where
soft loans ranging from N10, 000 to N100, 000 have been given to over 189,000
market women and traders across different states.
24. SIP: Home Grown School Feeding Programme, where almost three million
schoolchildren have been fed, while tens of thousands of cooks have been
engaged in their respective states.
25. SIP: Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) scheme, under which about 25,000
less privileged Nigerians so far are now being funded with the monthly N5,000
stipend in 9 pilot States (Bauchi, Borno, Cross Rivers, Ekiti, Kwara, Kogi, Niger,
Osun and Oyo). More beneficiaries are expected to be added in more states.
26. The establishment of MSMEs Clinics, a small Business support programme
to support entrepreneurs and small businesses in different states.
27. Establishment of One-Stop-Shops to support policies on Ease of Doing
Business.
28. The take-off of the 2nd Niger Bridge.
29. Phasing out subsidy for petroleum products, elimination of fuel scarcity and
queues in petrol stations.
30. Implementation of the FG Niger Delta new vision, a comprehensive road map
to improve livelihood and social infrastructure.
31. Improved power generation nationwide adding $500million to Nigeria’s
sovereign wealth fund and about $87million to its excess crude account.
32. The creation of the N30billion Solid Minerals Development Fund.
33. Encouraging the patronage of local contents and increasing export in
agriculture.
34. Signing of Executive Order 001 which is the promotion of transparency and
efficiency in the business environment - to ensure that public servants offer
prompt service in a predictable and transparent manner, and sanction undue
delays.
35. Signing of Executive Order 002 which is on prompt submission of annual
budgetary estimates by all statutory and non-statutory agencies of the Federal
Government including incorporated companies wholly owned by FG.
36. Bailout of cash crunch states; about N689 billion to 27 states of the
federation to pay salaries in 2015.
37. Complete refund of Paris loan deductions to states (unprecedented).
38. Implementing the 2011 UNEP report for the ongoing Ogoni clean-up process
after decades of oil spills and pollution.
39. Modification of the tax system so that it is more efficient.
40. Reforms in the airports (reconstruction of the Abuja airport runway and
ongoing work at the Lagos airport).
41. Reforms at the nation’s seaports (Issues with cargo clearance at the ports
addressed)
42. Improved duration (under 48 hours) for visa approval especially for
investors.
43. Resuscitation of the nation’s refineries which are now working at 50 percent
capacity for the first time in over a decade.
44. Eleven of the dead 33 fertilizer plants have been resuscitated while four
others are to be revived shortly and this has profound impact on the ongoing
revolution in the agricultural sector.
45. For the first time in more than 45 years, the Mambila Power Plant is set to
take off with the allocation of $5.6billion for its realization and an expected
3,050 MW output upon completion.
46. Increasing external reserves to a 13 month high of $33 billion from $29.13
billion which has surpassed the ERGPs target of $30.56 billion despite global
low oil prices and production challenges.
47. Cancellation of the Joint Venture cash calls with oil multinational
companies operating in Nigeria (For the first time in the history of the industry)
which has led to savings of billions of dollars lost to fictitious contract
payments.
48. Release of N2 billion take off grant for the Maritime University as part of
measures to address agitations in the Niger Delta region.
49. The new development bank of Nigeria (DBN) is finally taking off with initial
funding of $1.3billion (provided by the World Bank, German Development Bank,
African Development Bank, Agence Francaise De Development) to provide
medium and long term loans to MSMEs.
ANTI – GRAFT WAR.
50. Improving Nigeria’s international image and regional cooperation with
neighbouring countries in fighting insurgency.
51. Anti-corruption war: Prosecuting alleged corrupt public officers and
recovering billions of naira of stolen public funds; the successful establishment
of the whistle-blower policy.
52. Signing of Executive Order 004 – Voluntary Income Asset Declaration
Scheme (VAIDS). This aims to increase tax awareness and compliance, and
reduce incidence of tax evasion.
53. Signing of agreements with a number of nations to provide Automatic
Exchange of Information.
54. Signing of the Extradition Treaty between Nigeria and United Arab Emirates
(UAE) toward strengthening Nigeria’s anti-corruption campaign.
55. Establishment of PACAC – a think-tank that has provided leadership,
direction and also built capacity of personnel in the fight against corruption.
OTHERS
56. Eradication of polio disease in the country.
57. The introduction of the One Primary Health Centre per ward programme of
the Federal Government.