simplyolat The presidency over the months have been jibbed
by many. While some see President Muhammadu
Buhari’s government as slow and inactive, others
see it as in capable of bringing the promised
change.
However, one need to ask; have things remained
how they were when President Muhammadu Buhari
took over about a year ago? Certainly not! Here are
14 things that have changed:
1. The government closed 40 accounts in NNPC to
give room for accountability.
2. The Port Harcourt and Warri refineries are back
in operation with 60 per cent capacity and
producing 7 million litres of PMS daily. The Kaduna
refinery also resumed production at the end of the
April, 2016.
3. President Buhari directed the CBN to disburse
N689.5b as bailout to 27 states to pay salaries.
4. 34,000 The number of ghost workers draining
the nation’s resources now expunged from the
Federal Civil Service, saving N2.29b in the
process.
5. President Buhari saved $1m by his directive
stopping the appointment of a government
delegation for pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.
6. On assumption of office, the President cut down
the number of ministries from 42 to 25 to reduce
the cost of governance.
7. $321m The amount Switzerland will repatriate
to Nigeria from the illicitly acquired wealth of the
Gen. Sani Abacha family.
8. The Nigerian troops has rescued a total of
11,595 in the ongoing operations in the Northeast
as at February 2016.
9. The Presidential Committee set up to probe
contracts awarded by the Office of the National
Security Adviser (ONSA) from 2011 to 2015 has
recovered N7b.
10. The President secured a $5m support from
U.S. government June last year and another $40m
in April 2016 for the fight against the terrorists in
the sub-region.
11. The government saves $1b annually by the
elimination of the Offshore Processing Agreement
(OPA) through the introduction of the Direct Sales
and Direct Purchase (DSDP) scheme with reputable
off-shore refineries
12. The Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna Refineries
now produce 7m litres of PMS per day.
13. The implementation of the Treasury Single
Account (TSA) which stands at N3trillion has
provided greater visibility of government revenues
and cash flows. A war on high pedestal.
14. Buhari intensified the anti-corruption war which
has led to the arrest of high profile public officers.
Such cases include the ones against former
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesman Olisa
Metuh, Daar Communications Chairman Dr
Raymond Dokpesi and former Chief of Defence Staff
Alex Badeh.