onnenka:
Yoruba economists can never move this country forward. See how prosperous the country was from the time of Obasanjo to jOnathan when the great Igbos were in charge, despite the so called corruption.

SamuelAnyawu:


For u to say the economy was prosperous under OBJ and GEJ means u never studies economics or commerce in secondary school or you got an F9 in them.

All our leaders past and present are all Failures (OBJ,GEJ,PMB)

kahal29:
Adeyemi Dipeolu, Ph.D

Dr. Adeyemi Dipeolu is a seasoned, career diplomat and an international civil servant. He is currently the Director of the Capacity Development Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). Prior to being appointed to his current position, Dr. Dipeolu served as the Chief-of-Staff of UNECA. He was previously the Coordinator of the African Trade Policy Centre at the UNECA.

Dr. Dipeolu joined the United Nations system in 2005, following an illustrious career in the Nigerian Foreign Service, where he started as a Third Secretary in 1980 and rose to the rank of Ambassador. In the course of his work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs specializing in African affairs and international economic cooperation, Dr. Dipeolu also served in the Nigerian Presidency, the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations in Geneva, and in the Nigerian diplomatic missions in Pretoria, South Africa; Addis Ababa; Ethiopia, and Caracas, Venezuela.

An avid reader of scholarly journals, his interests include sustainable African economic development, South-South cooperation, and international diplomacy. Dr. Dipeolu is passionate about education and sits on the Boards of a number of universities.

Dr. Dipeolu was educated at the Universities of South Africa, Cambridge, Oxford, and Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University).

http://visiolafoundation.org/who-we-are/

https://www.today.ng/news/national/85900/buhari-appoints-dipeolu-as-special-adviser-on-economic-matters

onnenka:
Yoruba economists can never move this country forward. See how prosperous the country was from the time of Obasanjo to jOnathan when the great Igbos were in charge, despite the so called corruption.

Omonigeriarere:


Prosperous as how? As opposed to what it is now, Nigerian experienced the highest petroleum price in history during the period you mentioned (over $120/barrel) which was supposed to served as springboard for achieving a giant success, yet the resultant effects were:

1. Increased borrowing

2. Depletion of reserves

3. Borrowing to pay FG workers - http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/05/06/fg-borrows-n473bn-to-pay-salaries-okonjo-iweala/

4. 11-12 months strike action in Nigerian Universities(longest in history)

5. Dilapidated educational structures

6. Lack of diversification of economies.

7. Increased rates of unemployment the resultant effect was introduction of 'contract staff even in Nigerian Banks'


So, please tell us what was the achievement you were referring to?

manny4life:


Foreign earning is the least of our problem right now, the economy is in serious shambles. Buhari should get it back on track first, at least to the point of production rather than consumption, then we can talk about foreign earning.

ProfDumbledor:
wait! this is confusing. the UNECA website say he is SA to Vp while op says he is SA to PMB. which one do we believe? but if he has been the SA to VP for the past one year as the website suggests, then he has not been advising well, given the current economic realities. look elsewhere......

SamuelAnyawu:


For u to say the economy was prosperous under OBJ and GEJ means u never studies economics or commerce in secondary school or you got an F9 in them.

All our leaders past and present are all Failures (OBJ,GEJ,PMB)

onnenka:
Please all these $120 per barrel you guys keep throwing about, for how many months did it last? How much was oil in OBJs regime?

Contract staff jobs are better than no jobs and loss of jobs as we have under the dullard.

Omonigeriarere:
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The best Economist/Finance Manager is known during the scarcity of resources, and not during booming. If your Voodoo Economist can borrow and open treasury for looters during the period of oil boom to finance recurrent expenditure, how much more if she is still there now?

Against your claim that she performed, Click here to see where Iweala warned Nigeria to prepare for this time when it was obvious that she has failed already - http://newsexpressngr.com/news/detail.php?news=11232&title=Prepare-for-hard-times;-things-will-be-tough-till-the-end-of-2015,-Okonjo-Iweala-advises-Nigerians

madridsta007:


Good but...

When you needed strong economic advisers, you went ahead to appoint media advisers and equipped them with a large budget- one bigger than Agriculture and the Ministry of Solid Minerals.

Almost a year and half gone you suddenly realise that you need an Economic Adviser. You appoint one who appears to be a proven international diplomat rather than a proven economist. Why not put him as the Foreign Minister/ UN Representative where he obviously has more experience, and source for someone who is a proven, experienced and world-leading economist? The economy is in recession and needs a very experienced hand; nothing less, nothing more.

God help Nigeria.

DabuIIIT:


[s]thrash. Ur demon party,apc,promised change,so they oughtta've change that and not implement it..sir zombie,think well b4 typing.

DabuIIIT:


thrash. Ur demon party,apc,promised change,so they oughtta've change that and not implement it..sir zombie,think well b4 typing.

TippyTop:
Presidiot Buhari spent more than a year employing special advisers on new media and propaganda.

There are currently 5 or so special advisers on propaganda, in the mind of the dullard, propaganda is more important than the economy.

NOETHNICITY:
Do u in all sincerity agree with me that this will take a bit of time?

Omonigeriarere:
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I thought you can reason well without knowing you are deficient upstairs when it comes to intelligent discussion. You could have done better by attacking my claims with which references were still given instead of delving into this childish behavior you are displaying here.

chimah3:
Dull man

PUSH1:


Diversification and Agriculture is the key.

DabuIIIT:

zoogerian zombie,think with the head,not the balls.talk with mouth,not the hole at da backside

manny4life:


Time is relative in this concept, depending on the factors. Are we talking about in a year's time or 10 years? We heard about petrol marketers asking for N151/litre, and two days ago, NNPC saying they want to import fuel from Benin/Cameroon, meanwhile, there's an article from two days ago alleging 14 months after Buhari in power, the refineries are worse than they were. So where does time play into all these? Let's not give excuse of "it take a bit of time" by making very simple problem into complex ones.

onnenka:
Yoruba economists can never move this country forward. See how prosperous the country was from the time of Obasanjo to jOnathan when the great Igbos were in charge, despite the so called corruption.

kahal29:


This guy was appointed since February this year and has been working with the vice president who is the head of the National Economic council, the only new thing that has happened is that he was inaugurated today. Check the date when this topic was first posted.