Deputy Governor Gobir captured this ethos succinctly when he reaffirmed the Nine-Point Smart Agenda as the compass guiding the actions of the Aliyu administration. The pragmatic objective is to ensure the Nine-Point Smart Agenda continues to respond robustly and meaningfully to the evolving needs of the people, emerging socio-economic realities, and lessons learned from its implementation over the last two and a half years. In that sense, interrogating the Nine-Point Smart Agenda has direct implications for how resources are deployed and how success is measured. The inclusion of technocrats, including professionals from outside government, reflects recognition of the value of independent expertise and objective analysis in policy review. In a broader sense, the interrogation of the Nine-Point Smart Agenda represents a quiet but meaningful departure from Nigeria’s dominant political tradition.
