‘How Buhari can develop economy, inflow of foreign investment’ ... By Mose Nosike

President-Elect Muhammadu Buhari

While congratulating Nigeria and Nigerians for the monumental success of the nation’s presidential election that took place on March 28, 2015, the antecedent of the President-Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari as a tough minded leader may be a good thing capable of shaping a better future for Nigeria after-all. Both within and outside Nigeria, it is generally held that “the fear of Buhari is the beginning of wisdom”.

This saying essentially points at those who in one way or the other may have something to hide or protect either in public or private sector activity. Already in certain vital ministries, departments and agencies of govern-ment where unethical practices ran rampage, panic waves have begun to trickle down from top public office holders to low ranking personnel.

With this “fear wave” in motion, and fuelled by the General’s unrepentant distaste for the corruption menace, one can dare say that Nigeria is again on the verge of experiencing a total attitude adjustment and a “positive new order”, capable of setting the desired pace for economic development especially the inflow of foreign invest-ments.

It is worthy to mention that Nigeria, over the years, has suffered a decreasing presence of foreign investment due to enormous corrupt activities and has earned for herself a reputation as one of the most corrupt countries.

As a non-profit business chamber, trade and investment promotion British association working assidu-ously in the past 3 years, we have significantly pushed up trade and investment into Nigeria and the United Kingdom; Nigerian London Business Forum believes that only strict enforcement of laws by the incoming government of General Muhammadu Buhari can bring about attitudinal change in Nigeria.

Nigeria can be like any other “decent country” if courage, fairness and firmness are exercised in the enforcement of laws on the part of the government. All over the world, it is the enforcement of laws in an objective and impartial sense that results to the virtues of orderliness, respect for one another, trust and confidence all of which are essential for a robust trade and investment relations.

The Nigerian London Business Forum have over the years organized series of trade, business and investment networking conferences in which British and Nigerian business leaders were brought together in London. The Forum is willing to continue to work with Nigerian government under the leadership of General Mohammadu Buhari. We will support his government, we will attract, encourage British investors and business leaders to connect business and investment pipes to Nigeria;

we will continue to work hard to remain the preferred, most credible and popular private sector platform for the strengthening of bilateral relations between Nigeria and the United Kingdom; we will ensure that Nigerian leaders are given the opportunity on the floor of business and investment conferences of the forum one of which will be holding on July 29 in London with a view to informing British investors and business leaders about opportunities for investing in different parts of Nigeria.

All these are in line with our objective of promoting and attracting trade and investments, support or oppose legislation or other policies and measures capable of affecting trade, investment, and business between Nigeria and UK. However, British investors and business leaders, and the entire international community are watching and waiting with keen interest to see how General Muhammadu Buhari constitutes his government team

the personalities that make the list, what their pedigrees are, and to see if they are recyclers. The Nigerian London Business Forum strongly believe that the confidence international community will have in the All Progressive Congress led federal government will be closely linked to the credibility profile of the members of his team.

A new government should beget a new team with a blend of a few old hands that served in the immediate past government with excellent reputation.

As President Goodluck Jonathan has assured that the handing over date of government to the President-Elect which is May 29 is sacrosanct, the Nigerian London Business Forum is appealing to all Nigerians to firmly co-operate with the President. Nigeria is bigger than any one person or group of persons and as such should be respected, regarded and revered just as other nationals in foreign lands do to their own countries.

We congratulate Nigerians for their commitment to entrench true democracy in Nigeria. We also salute President Goodluck Jonathan for his unparallel courage in accepting defeat in the March 28 presidential election. We consider him the most generous democratic man of the year 2015.


 This article was first published on the vanguard

While congratulating Nigeria and Nigerians for the monumental success of the nation’s presidential election that took place on March 28, 2015, the antecedent of the President-Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari as a tough minded leader may be a good thing capable of shaping a better future for Nigeria after-all. Both within and outside Nigeria, it is generally held that “the fear of Buhari is the beginning of wisdom”. - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/how-buhari-can-develop-economy-inflow-of-foreign-investment/#sthash.Zlq02TvC.dpuf

While congratulating Nigeria and Nigerians for the monumental success of the nation’s presidential election that took place on March 28, 2015, the antecedent of the President-Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari as a tough minded leader may be a good thing capable of shaping a better future for Nigeria after-all. Both within and outside Nigeria, it is generally held that “the fear of Buhari is the beginning of wisdom”. - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/how-buhari-can-develop-economy-inflow-of-foreign-investment/#sthash.Zlq02TvC.dpuf