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Professor Yemi Osinbajo is a gift to Nigeria and Africa at large ,he has done more than the expectation

Everyday is full of activities and hardworking, let the good work continue

*1st September*
VP Osinbajo attended the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Buhari at the State House Abuja.

At the meeting, President Buhari inaugurated the Board of Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and charged it to make more investments that support economic diversification.

*2nd September*
VP Osinbajo gave remarks at a Roundtable on Industrialization in Africa themed "Positioning African Industries for Economic Transformation and Continental Free Trade", organized by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) to celebrate its Golden Jubilee.

According to the Vice President, "We must take policy actions to create an environment in which businesses can thrive. To start with, we must adopt the right type of macroeconomic and industrial policies".

*3rd September*
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo SAN visited The African Court On Human And Peoples’ Rights in Arusha, Tanzania, and met with Lady Justice Imani Daud Aboud and her Team.

Expressing his strong faith in the work of the Court, VP averred "I believe very strongly in the International and Regional Court system, especially with respect to the protection of human right

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has spoken against the state of insecurity in Nigeria, as he condemned the killing of citizens in viral video.

The video, which went viral over the weekend consequent upon a campaign launched by a support group, The New Tribe (TNT), to showcase the instances in which the Vice-President, Prof Osinbajo, SAN, condemned the killing of Nigerians by armed bandits.

The Vice President in the video published on YouTube and other social media platforms, was speaking at different fora, where he condemned the gruesome killings.

Prof Osinbajo, seen on different occasions, condemning the dastard act, preached about the sanctity of life which must not be tampered with, while he cautioned the killers to stop the bestiality.

Recalled that in the past years, different geo-political regions in the the country have witnessed series of violent attacks from armed men, especially the bandits, Boko Haram terrorists and other militia gangs, which had caused deaths of many Nigerians cum destruction of properties.
Vice President Osinbajo had in April, 2018, during the commissioning of Deeper Life Bible Church headquarters in Lagos, condemned the killing of two Catholic priests and some worshippers during a burial mass in Benue, in April 2018.

He said: “Just this morning on my way here, I was notified of the violation of the Catholic church in Benue state by armed killers who went there while a burial mass was taking place.”

Reacting further on the murder of the priests and some worshippers, Prof Osinbajo said, “it is not only a thing of sacrilege but high wickedness to kill persons in the place of worship.”

However, in the wake of the melee that followed the needless killings, a section of the Nigerian audience have accused the Vice President of being silent over salient national security issues, especially the killings which they said he was expected to have condemned, even being a pastor, whose religion is against the shedding of the innocent blood.

It was in reaction to this the support group, TNT said it began an independent campaign to prove the cynics wrong.

In one of the videos showcasing some of the instances Osinbajo had spoken against the killings of Nigerians, “not minding their religion and ethnic background,” he condemned the gruesome murder of a Nigerian in its entirety, while he mobilised the security agents to fish out the murderers.

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The life of the citizen is so precious to vice president and that's why he intervened in the strike action to quickly end it

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AU MEMBER STATES NEED MORE SENSITIZATION ON AFRICAN HUMAN & PEOPLES’ RIGHTS COURT, SAYS OSINBAJO

*VP lauds the Court, affirms protection of human rights

Africa Union Member-States need more sensitization on the role of the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.

"I think one of the critical issues is more sensitization," the VP noted during a meeting today with judges of the Court led by the President, Lady Justice Imani Daud Aboud, at the Arusha office of the AU judicial agency.

His words: "one of the critical issues is more sensitization among Member-States of the African Union. I think that more Countries would be more willing (to identify as required with the Court). I think that governments  just require more assurance especially on the issue of complementarity."

Two years ago, in May 2019, Judges of the Court had visited Prof. Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is a continental court established by Member States of the African Union by virtue of Article 1 of the Protocol to the Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights which came into operation in November 2006 seeking to enhance the protection of human and peoples’ rights on the continent.

Expressing his strong faith in the work of the Court, the Vice President averred “I believe very strongly in the International and Regional Court system, especially with respect to the protection of human rights”

While noting the challenges faced by the Court, Prof Osinbajo said, “there will always be tensions and challenges because States will always be mindful of their sovereignty.”

Prof Osinbajo commended the achievements of the Court in spite of many challenges: “I really must commend you for the work you are doing, and landmark rulings of the court. Many have followed your work , especially when cases are about protection of the rights of women and freedom of information and I think there is consensus that the Court’s handling of these  cases has generally pointed in the right direction."

He then observed that international and regional Courts of Justice and their rulings will also become increasingly important in the years to come as consensus grows around the fundamental importance of protection of individual and collective rights.

In her own remarks, Hon. Justice Imani informed the Vice President that one of the big challenges the Court faces is that more African States are yet to ratify the Protocol and make the Declaration under Article 34 (6). She however said that the Court was doing its best in the circumstance, and the 62nd Session of the Court would be starting next week to deliberate on cases before it.

In attendance at the meeting were the Vice President of the Court Justice Blaise Tchikay, other justices, and the Registrar Dr.  Robert Eno. The Nigerian High Commissioner to Tanzania, Ambassador Hamisu Umaru Takalmawa accompanied the Vice President to the meeting.

'Laolu Akande
Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity to the President
Office of the Vice President
3rd September 2021

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Such actions include the protection of local industries and improving value chains will have positive effect on our industry

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OSINBAJO LISTS POLICY ACTIONS TO DRIVE INDUSTRIALIZATION THROUGH CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE

*African cross-border informal trade worth about $93b annually
*VP off to Tanzania today




While the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) offers limitless opportunities for the industrialization of Africa, authorities across the continent must take the right policy actions to actualize them, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.


He stated that such actions include the protection of local industries and improving value chains.


Prof. Osinbajo stated this in a message delivered today at a ‘Roundtable on Industrialization in Africa themed “Positioning African Industries for Economic Transformation and Continental Free Trade”, organized by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) to celebrate its Golden Jubilee.


According to the Vice President, “for certain, the AfCFTA is indispensable if industrial development is to take off in Africa because it offers wider markets and economies of scale which are essential for manufacturing to be competitive.


"We must take policy actions to create an environment in which businesses can thrive. To start with, we must adopt the right type of macroeconomic and industrial policies.


“It is important for African governments to provide a stable macroeconomic environment which avoids and smoothens out volatility in prices, sharp deteriorations in the current account and budget deficits and of course, rapid accumulation in debt burdens.”


Speaking on actions that will boost manufacturing, Prof. Osinbajo said “on the industrial side, policies like tariffs, quotas, subsidies and non-tariff barriers which protect our infant industries so that they can create jobs and enable learning are vital.”


He then added that “well negotiated rules of origin are important in the context of the free trade agreements as they are key to preventing trans-shipment and the deflection of trade. Without them, firms from non-state parties could set up simple labelling operations in one member State with a view to shipping already finished products to another member State without really adding any value.”


Prof. Osinbajo observed that it is important for MAN to involve itself in an advisory capacity to government negotiators "as we go further into the rules of origin negotiations (these rules negotiations have, of course, started), but I think as we go on, we should get more contributions and advise from MAN.”


“Our manufacturers must also strive to become competitive after clearly specified time periods so that they can withstand the ever present danger of stiff competition from imports. In other words, while our manufacturing industries must be nurtured and supported, they cannot remain infants forever,” the VP added.


Emphasizing the point about enhancing industrial competitiveness, Prof. Osinbajo noted that “one of the ways to increase the competitiveness of African industries is to develop and deepen regional value chains wherein production systems starting from conception and design right through to supply of raw materials, processing, transport, storage, marketing and sales take place within our countries and continent.”


Citing examples of Nigeria and South Africa, the VP explained thus: “when we export commodities to the rest of the world, we are also exporting jobs and the positive spillover effects such as learning that come with manufacturing are lost.


"Happily, we are already beginning to see some green shoots emerging in this regard as Nigerian fertiliser blenders obtain phosphates from Morocco for blending with urea produced in our petrochemical plants. Similarly, South African car manufacturers already buy leather for car seats from Botswana. We however need much more of such activities.



He said there are a number of other things that need to be put in place quite quickly "if we are to see the kind of manufacturing activity that we desire. First of all, we need to develop a strong infrastructural base. Extensive, cheap and affordable infrastructure is vital for the success of our economies.



“We must build a network of roads, bridges and rail that will facilitate the movement of goods and people just as we build the electricity plants to power our factories and the broadband networks that lubricate modern business. It would also be essential in the interim to develop sites with dedicated infrastructural and regulatory structures like Special Economic Zones and Shared Facilities for small businesses.”



Prof. Osinbajo added that another major objective of policies aimed at preparing industries for AfCFTA “must be to ease payments across borders and implementation of the protocols on free movement of persons”.


Continuing, the VP said in the pre-recorded message “it is particularly important in this regard to rapidly operationalise the effort by Afreximbank to establish a Pan-African Payments and Settlement Platform. This will go a long way in creating the desired continental payments system and also in facilitating cross-border informal trade which is estimated to be about $93 billion per annum.”


Meanwhile, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN is leaving Abuja today on a short visit to Arusha, Tanzania where he will be received by his Tanzanian counterpart, Dr. Philip Mpango.


While in Arusha, Prof. Osinbajo would visit the African Court of Justice and Human Rights (ACJHR), an African Union agency in Arusha, among other engagements before he returns to Abuja on Monday.




Laolu Akande
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity
Office of the Vice President
2nd September 2021

The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said the banning or restriction by a growing number of wealthy nations of public investment in fossil fuels, including natural gas, will hurt Nigeria.

Osinbajo said this in an article published on Tuesday by Foreign Affairs, an American magazine of international relations and US foreign policy, with the title ‘The divestment delusion: Why banning fossil fuel investments would crush Africa’.

He noted that in April, seven European countries, including France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, announced that they would halt public funding for certain fossil fuel projects abroad.

Osinbajo said, “A little less than one-year prior, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, sold out of positions in major mining and energy companies because of environmental concerns. And in 2018, Ireland became the first country to pledge to entirely divest from fossil fuels.

“After decades of profiting from oil and gas, a growing number of wealthy nations have banned or restricted public investment in fossil fuels, including natural gas.”

According to Osinbajo, such policies often do not distinguish between different kinds of fuels, nor do they consider the vital role some fuels play in powering the growth of developing economies, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.

He said, “As development finance institutions try to balance climate concerns against the need to spur equitable development and increase energy security, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union have all taken aggressive steps to limit fossil fuel investments.
“The World Bank and other multilateral development banks are being urged by some shareholders to do the same. The African Development Bank, for instance, is increasingly unable to support large natural gas projects in the face of European shareholder pressure. Even UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on countries to end all new fossil fuel exploration and production.”

The Vice-President said although all countries must play their part in the fight against climate change, a global transition away from carbon-based fuels must account for the economic differences between countries and allow for multiple pathways to net-zero emissions.

He said, “For countries such as my own, Nigeria, which is rich in natural resources but still energy-poor, the transition must not come at the expense of affordable and reliable energy for people, cities, and industry.
To the contrary, it must be inclusive, equitable, and just — which means preserving the right to sustainable development and poverty eradication, as enshrined in global treaties such as the 2015 Paris Climate Accord.”

He said curbing natural gas investments in Africa would do little to limit carbon emissions globally but much to hurt the continent’s economic prospects.

According to him, in many African countries, natural gas is a crucial tool for lifting people out of poverty, as it is used not only for power but for industry and fertiliser and for cleaner cooking.

Osinbajo said across sub-Saharan Africa, natural gas projects were increasingly imperiled by a lack of development finance.


He said, “Gas pipelines and power plants in the most energy-hungry markets need development finance to attract other capital and enable such projects to proceed. In Nigeria, a consortium of international finance agencies helped build the Azura-Edo power plant, which by itself boosted our national capacity by 10 per cent.

“But many more such power plants are needed to deliver electricity to our people, to power our industry and growing cities, and to balance intermittent solar power. A blanket ban on finance for all fossil fuels would jeopardise those objectives.”

Osinbajo said instead of hampering the continent’s economic development, the rich world should help Africa’s energy producers secure financing for vital natural gas projects that could serve as a bridge to net-zero and for renewable projects and the modern grids required to handle them.

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and Aliko Dangote to speak at a “high-level” roundtable discussion on economic transformation in Africa and post-African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) hosted by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN). ☰
Osinbajo, Dangote to speak at MAN ‘high-level’ event on economic transformation in Africa
Osinbajo, Dangote to speak at MAN ‘high-level’ event on economic transformation in Africa
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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and Aliko Dangote to speak at a “high-level” roundtable discussion on economic transformation in Africa and post-African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) hosted by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN).

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With the theme, “Positioning African industries for economic transformation and continental free trade”, the event will hold in Lagos on Thursday sequel to MAN’s 50th anniversary.

Other dignitaries for the event include Benedict Oramah, African Export-Import (Afrexim) Bank president; Albert Muchanga, African Union trade and industry commissioner; Wamkele Mene, AfCFTA secretary-general; and Diana Chien, China Africa Business Council vice chairman, among others.

GAC Motors, a subsidiary of Guangzhou Automobile Group, will sponsor the event as part of its efforts to contribute to Africa’s economic development.

Chen, who also doubles as CIG Motors (authorised distributor of GAC Motors in Africa) chairman, said, “Clearly, Africa has great potential that needs to be harnessed, and we are determined to make that happen.

“As people from China, which is currently the world’s largest manufacturing powerhouse, producing nearly 50 percent of the world’s major industrial goods, we know how far Nigeria and this great continent can go.

“Truly, MAN has been doing well to promote made-in-Nigeria products and provide an enabling environment for manufacturers in Nigeria.

“GAC Motor has been and will continue to implement more strategies to stimulate economic transformation in this blessed continent. This 50th Anniversary marks the beginning of new things.

The event is strictly by invitation, but it will be streamed live on its official Facebook and YouTube page for general viewing.

MAN admonished stakeholders in the manufacturing industry and the general public to join the roundtable discussion.

This is very inauguration because NSIA manages the Nigeria sovereign wealth fund, into which the surplus income produced from Nigeria's excess oil reserves is deposited.

Thanks to Buhari/Osinbajo for this wonderful initiative, so many people have benefited immensely from the program

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Nigeria's Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has commended Sahara Group for being “a great ambassador for the Nigerian entrepreneurial brand.”

Sahara has consistently blazed the trail as industry leaders in not just the Petroleum sector, but in the Power sector as well ”— Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria

Speaking at a virtual event to commemorate Sahara Group's 25th anniversary, Prof. Osinbajo said Sahara embodies the enterprising and transformative spirit that makes Nigeria a remarkable nation. "Sahara Group has demonstrated bold, innovative, knowledge-driven business models that are designed to seize opportunities in other countries and have done so with remarkable success in many African countries.” he said.

Established as an oil trading entity in 1996, Sahara Group now has operations in over 42 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, with almost 5000 employees. Sahara operates the largest privately run power business in sub-Saharan Africa through its investment in generation and distribution assets in the power sector.

Executive Director, Sahara Group, Kola Adesina, said the energy conglomerate remained proud of its rich Nigerian and African heritage which has given Sahara the impetus to innovate through challenges to become a global player. "Sahara Group is already looking ahead to a future that will be driven by technology, Artificial Intelligence and renewable energy solutions to enhance access to energy and environmental sustainability," he added.

Prof. Osinbajo noted that the last two decades have brought significant growth of Nigerian oil companies “from the days when Nigerian companies were mainly invested in the downstream sector to a situation now where we have Nigerian companies in the downstream, midstream and the upstream.”

“Nigerian companies have shown capacity in operations and financing of oil and gas assets. Within this group of patriotic local investors, Sahara has consistently blazed the trail as industry leaders in not just the Petroleum sector, but in the Power sector as well,” he added.

While congratulating the Sahara Team for its 25 years of achievements in the energy industry, the VP wished them more remarkable 25 years ahead, even as he urged the group and other indigenous energy companies to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the African Continental Free Trade Agreements.

According to the Vice President, the next 25 years will be defining for the energy industry reiterating the need for a just transition to zero-emission, as well as more advocacy to stop the defunding of gas and fossil fuel projects in developing countries.

Other speakers at the event included the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr. Felix Tshisekedi and President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina; while guests included the Director-General of Bureau of Public Enterprises, Mr Alex Okoh, and other top government officials.

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