Sanusi, who was the
immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), said any country
that depends on a mono product commodity like Nigeria is bound to fail.
The Emir of Kano, Sanusi
Lamido Sanusi has lauded the Lagos State Government on the management of the
economy of the State, especially in this period of recession.
According to him, Nigeria
and other African countries has a lot to learn from how the economy of Lagos is
being run, especially before the state gained oil producing state status.
The Emir, who spoke at a
forum recently, commended the Akinwunmi Ambode-led administration in Lagos and
urged the State Government not to allow its new oil status distract it from the
very solid economic template it is currently running. According to him, Lagos
should emulate Norway, where all its oil proceeds are warehoused in a sovereign
wealth fund and saved for the rainy day. Ambode inaugurates N500m disability
fund governing board Meantime, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, yesterday,
inaugurated the Governing Board of the Office for Disability Affairs to manage
activities of persons living with disability, as well as manage the N500
million Disability Trust Fund of the state.
Also, the governor has
disclosed that his administration was in the process of setting up an Economic
Management Team comprised of distinguished individuals from the private sector
and the public sector to manage and scale up the successes recorded in the
economy of the state. Governor Ambode, while inaugurating the 10-man board,
chaired by Dr. Waheed Oki, at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, expressed
optimism that it will aid people living with disabilities in Lagos State to
realize their dreams and live a more comfortable life. He added that it was in
fulfilment of his administration’s promise to ensure that the affairs of people
living with disabilities is managed by people passionate enough to show that
there is ability in disability.
According to him; “Through
this fund, the board will help physically challenged persons to realize their
dream and live a more comfortable life.” The governor noted that the
inauguration of the board indicated the state drive to show there was ability
in disability. Economic think-tank Also, Ambode while receiving a delegation
from the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce on courtesy visit to his office,
disclosed that his administration was in the process of setting up an Economic
Management Team comprised of distinguished individuals from the private sector
and the public sector to manage and scale up the successes recorded in that
direction.
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