• Insists MDAs, PEBEC must collaborate to foster strong business environment
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
Vice President, Kashim Shettima, yesterday warned that the era of buck-passing is over under the current administration. This is even as he implored Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as well as members of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) to deepen synergy in order to ensure an enabling business environment in Nigeria.
The Vice President said the administration of President Bola Tinubu remains resolute in its commitment to the eight-point Renewed Hope agenda, which he said is central to a robust, streamlined business environment that supports the ease of doing business
Speaking during the close of the PEBEC Retreat for heads of MDAs and MDA Reform Champions in Abuja, Shettima noted that the goal is to make sure Nigeria remains an attractive destination for investors.
He told participants that the decisions they have made at the retreat must “reflect a commitment to collaboration, innovation, and interagency progress, translating into measurable improvements in how the government serves the people of Nigeria.”
This, he said, can only be achieved through trust, which, according to him, is the most valuable currency in governance, adding that without trust, no reform will stand the test of time.
He declared that the era of buck-passing on the mandates of government was over, adding that it was time to end the bureaucratic turf.
He maintained: “The time for bureaucratic turf wars is over. Nigeria’s economic and social future depends on what we, the stewards of public institutions, choose to do today.”