Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has revealed that the focus
of the Buhari administration in the next four years will be to address, among
other things, the deficits in the quality of human resources caused by poor
education and healthcare.
Osinbajo spoke on Monday at the University of Lagos where he
delivered the Convocation Lecture ahead of the university’s 50th anniversary
According to him, “I may begin by affirming the belief of
the Buhari administration that Nigeria’s prosperity means a decent existence
for all. Second, that prosperity so defined will be attained if we are able to
address the issues of extreme poverty, productivity, corruption, the rule of
law and the deficiencies in the quality of human resources caused by poor
education and healthcare.”
Speaking further on the importance of human resource
development to the administration, Prof. Osinbajo said, the government would
adopt a strategy that prepares young Nigerians for emerging challenges as well
as opportunities.
He said: “We must have a robust enough healthcare system
that ensures that the average person is in good health, an educational system
that guarantees education capable of preparing children for the opportunities
and challenges of a knowledge economy.”
In the same vein, the Vice President said, “In planning the
path to prosperity we also took into account the age-old weaknesses of the
Nigerian economy and the illusion of prosperity that frequently distorts our
understanding of the actual fragility of our economy”.
On the way forward, the Vice President said from the onset
it was clear to the Federal Government that it needed to devise an economic
plan that prioritized the basic issues with our economy.
“For us, we needed to prioritize; the building of
infrastructure especially rail, roads, power and ports; productivity as we
diversified the economy from oil and gas; the fight against public sector
corruption; developing a new educational curriculum that emphasizes Science,
Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths.
“Others include; adopting a new approach to resourcing
healthcare; putting in place a social investment programme that deals with
issues of extreme poverty and unemployment. Our Economic Recovery and Growth
Plan effectively addressed these issues”, the Vice President added.
On the progress made so far, Prof. Osinbajo said the Buhari
administration believed that “creating an environment for productivity
investment in hard and soft infrastructure is crucial”.
He guaranteed Nigerians that with the integrity of President
Buhari and the commitment of his administration, Nigeria would not derail from
its current path to prosperity.
According to him, “If we stick to our agenda in the next two
years we will see the most significant improvements, in our power sector.
“Industrial Infrastructure is a major component of our
economic transformation plan. Project MINE (Made in Nigeria for Export) is the
major plank of our industrial policy. The idea is to build Special Economic
Zones which accommodate industries for local manufacture of goods for which
Nigeria has a comparative advantage. These include cotton, garments,
leatherware etc.”
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