Posted on: 12:35 Fri, 29 Apr 2016



OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

WE ARE NOW IN THE ERA OF
GETTING THINGS DONE – VP
OSINBAJO

Nigerians have never lacked ideas,
but the time has come for the
nation to transform brilliant ideas
into reality by diligently following-
up on plans and coming together to
achieve objectives.

This view was expressed today by
the Vice President, Prof. Yemi
Osinbajo, SAN, while 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.

Laolu Akande
Senior Special Assistant- Media and
Publicity
IN THE OFFICE OF THE VICE
PRESIDENT.
April 28, 2016