Let me congratulate the Central Bank of Nigeria, Governor Godwin Emefiele, President Buhari, Vice President Osinbajo, and all the team who worked hard to make the e-Naira a reality. This congratulation is not because this is rocket science. Rather, I am thanking them for demonstrating that Nigeria has the capacity to decide on something, and get that thing done. What does that tell us? We can do and execute anything we commit to do. Can we do that on electricity? Clean water? Education?
People, things used to work in Nigeria. It took Governor Mbakwe of Imo State just 3 months to put those men who used to come in the night, to move human waste, out of work in Owerri. Yes, in 3 months, he replaced the mess with WC. Governor Jakande was there in Lagos expanding future opportunities via his novel basic education. Kano worked. Kaduna worked. And Nigeria was rising.
E-Naira just made it look like the old time: yes, the government can get things done on time. For that I congratulate the team. But remember, e-Naira will not save Naira and that means we need to get to work by making sure we focus on what really matters: factories of the old and new! And just like we set a tough deadline for e-Naira, we can do the same on power, water, and those factories. Can you copy me, now?
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God bless the nation.
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