The senate’s report is titled, “Reviving the Economy: Creating Opportunities for Nigerians” and it appraises the senate’s legislative agenda under five broad headings – Economy, Infrastructure, Education, Health and Social welfare. The Infrastructure section highlights include the National Inland Waterways Bill, the Federal Roads Authority Bill, the Nigeria Infrastructure Fund Bill and the Nigerian Ports and Harbours Bill. Furthermore, the timing of the report, a few months to electioneering, might lead some people to conclude that it is more propaganda than accountability. Nonetheless, the report from the senate makes a lot of the right noises, presenting the strategic considerations underpinning the legislation. Sectoral reforms that do not mandate much more transparency and accountability over how the public purse is spent, will do very little.

Source: The Guardian July 31, 2018 03:56 UTC